Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows remote…
Priority LOW 30CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01339 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-4164
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xfg2-wq46-mc4f
References
More Adobe Brackets vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05927 Command injection in Adobe Brackets CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-03554 The extension manager in Adobe Brackets before 1.7 allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via invalid input. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2016-4164 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-4164 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xfg2-wq46-mc4f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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