CVE-2026-21618
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CVE-2026-21618 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.1/10 on the CVSS scale. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView' modules) allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm_web/views/shared_authorization_view.ex and program routines 'Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView':render_grouped_scopes/3. This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before c692438684ead90c3bcbfb9ccf4e63c768c668a8; hex.pm: from 2025-10-01 before 2026-01-19.. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hexpm hexpm/hexpm ('Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView' modules) allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/hexpm_web/views/shared_authorization_view.ex and program routines 'Elixir.HexpmWeb.SharedAuthorizationView':render_grouped_scopes/3. This issue affects hexpm: from 617e44c71f1dd9043870205f371d375c5c4d886d before c692438684ead90c3bcbfb9ccf4e63c768c668a8; hex.pm: from 2025-10-01 before 2026-01-19.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Hex | Hexpm | >= 2025-10-01, < 2026-01-19 |
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