A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DocumentAction component of U.S.
Priority LOW 29CWE-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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the DocumentAction component of U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Emissary 5.9.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the uuid parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00955 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.9.0 | Vulnerable | NationalSecurityAgency |
- cpe:2.3:a:nsa:emissary:5.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.9.0 Vulnerable ·NationalSecurityAgency
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-32092
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c8p5-2vx8-4c5h
References
More NationalSecurityAgency Emissary vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-27685 Emissary has an OS Command Injection via Unvalidated IN_FILE_ENDING / OUT_FILE_ENDING in Executrix CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-12315 Post-authentication Remote Code Execution (RCE) in emissary:emissary CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12307 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in emissary:emissary CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2026-27683 Emissary has GitHub Actions Shell Injection via Workflow Inputs CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-12047 U.S. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2021-12049 The ConsoleAction component of U.S. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2021-32092 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-32092 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c8p5-2vx8-4c5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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