CVE-2026-42538
Last modified
CVE-2026-42538 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.3/10 on the CVSS scale. IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 do not properly validate uploaded files. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident responders share technical details during investigations. Versions prior to 2.4.28 do not properly validate uploaded files. The application can therefore be misused to host phishing pages, amongst other things. This also creates another instance of a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Version 2.4.28 contains a patch.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
References
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2026-42538?
How severe is CVE-2026-42538?
How do I fix CVE-2026-42538?
How Strix Helps
- How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
- Autonomous PentestingAI agents that find and validate exploitable vulnerabilities like this one across your applications.
- PR ReviewsPentest every pull request so vulnerable code is caught before it ships to production.
- AI Penetration TestingHow AI-driven penetration testing continuously covers your attack surface.
Related CVEs from 2026
- CVE-2026-42530NGINX Open Source has a vulnerability in the ngx_http_v3_mod…9.2
- CVE-2026-42533A vulnerability exists in NGINX Plus and NGINX Open Source w…9.2
- CVE-2026-42534NLnet Labs Unbound up to and including version 1.25.0 has a …5.3
- CVE-2026-42535A path handling issue in mod_dav_fs in Apache 2.4.67 and ear…9.1
- CVE-2026-42536Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Apache HTTP Serv…7.5
- CVE-2026-42537Remote Code Execution via JDBC URL Injection in Apache Range…9.8
- CVE-2026-42539IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident res…6.5
- CVE-2026-4254A weakness has been identified in Tenda AC8 up to 16.03.50.1…9.8
- CVE-2026-42540IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident res…4.3
- CVE-2026-42541Kubewarden is a policy engine for Kubernetes. Prior to , An …4.3
- CVE-2026-42542TDengine is an open source, time-series database optimized f…7.5
- CVE-2026-42543IRIS is a web collaborative platform that helps incident res…4.3
Are you affected by CVE-2026-42538?
Run a free Strix scan to check your systems for this vulnerability.
Scan your code nowSource: NVD / NIST
