CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-118252

HighCVSS 8.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.42%

36th percentile - higher than 36% of all known CVEs

Summary

In Highcharts Dashboards, the edit-mode sidebar parses component language strings as HTML rather than inserting them as text. An attacker controlling the Dashboards language configuration can supply markup with event handlers that execute in the hosting page origin when the sidebar is opened. This is fixed in 4.2.3.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to arbitrary script execution (XSS) in the browser of a user opening edit mode, risking session hijacking or data theft.

Recommendation

Update Highcharts Dashboards to version 4.2.3 or later and restrict who can modify the language configuration to trusted sources.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 1.0.0 until 4.2.3, Highcharts Dashboards edit-mode sidebar parses component language strings as HTML rather than inserting them as text. An attacker who controls the Dashboards language configuration can provide markup containing event handlers, which execute in the hosting page origin when a user opens the edit-mode sidebar and the affected labels render. This issue is fixed in 4.2.3.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS