CVE-2026-21872 (GCVE-0-2026-21872)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-08 09:50 – Updated: 2026-01-08 15:13
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Title
NiceGUI apps are vulnerable to XSS which uses `ui.sub_pages` and render arbitrary user-provided links
Summary
NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. From versions 2.22.0 to 3.4.1, an unsafe implementation in the click event listener used by ui.sub_pages, combined with attacker-controlled link rendering on the page, causes XSS when the user actively clicks on the link. This issue has been patched in version 3.5.0.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
zauberzeug nicegui Affected: >= 2.22.0, < 3.5.0
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