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Medium, CVSS 5.1amended

Grav: Single invalid UTF-8 byte disables every rule in Security::detectXss(), bypassing the page-content XSS safety gate

CVE-2026-75834GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch

What to do

Vendor fix available. Upgrade each affected package to the fixed version on its release line (getgrav/grav 2.0.14), redeploy, then verify what is actually installed.

This page has no inventory attached, so it cannot say whether you are affected. A vendor fix is not proof that your deployment is fixed.

Affected packages

Sources

Severity and exploitation
Exploitation
No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.
CVSS 4.0
5.1 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N · score source
EPSS
  • CVE-2026-75834: 0.26% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 17.14 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.
Source description

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Vulnerability Details Component: getgrav/grav core File: system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php Function: detectXss() (all six entries in the $patterns array use the PCRE u modifier), invoked from Grav\Common\Data\Validation::checkSafety() (the save-time XSS gate for any non-security.xsswhitelist account's blueprint field, including the page content field) and detectXssInEditorContent() (the render-time backstop for GHSA-2c4f-86xc-cr74) CWE: CWE-79 (Stored XSS), root-caused by CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation — fails open on malformed input) Severity: High CVSS: 8.0 — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Relationship to prior advisories This project's detectXss()/checkSafety() stack has been patched at least three times for the "page editor without super-admin rights stores an event handler that runs for site visitors" bug class: GHSA-9695-8fr9-hw5q / GHSA-c2q3-p4jr-c55f / GHSA-w8cg-7jcj-4vv2 (unquoted-attribute bypasses), GHSA-269c-h76q-8cxw (quoted-attribute-boundary bypass),…

Dates and revisions
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  1. Revision 3 · amended ·

    Amended from ghsa record GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch

  2. Revision 2 · amended ·

    Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

  3. Revision 1 · created ·

    Published from osv record GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2026-75834

Advisory: Grav: Single invalid UTF-8 byte disables every rule in Security::detectXss(), bypassing the page-content XSS safety gate
IDs: CVE-2026-75834, GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2026-75834 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 14:53 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.1)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: getgrav/grav 2.0.14. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Packagist getgrav/grav: affected < 2.0.14; fixed in 2.0.14

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Packagist getgrav/grav: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on getgrav/grav.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch (OSV record GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch lists affected ranges: Packagist getgrav/grav >=0 <2.0.14 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch lists affected ranges: Packagist getgrav/grav >=0 <2.0.14)

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