Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Vertex AI Python SDK Visualization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the _genai/_evals_visualization component of Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK (google-cloud-aiplatform) versions from 1.98.0 up to (but not including) 1.131.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's Jupyter or Colab environment via injecting script escape sequences into model evaluation results or dataset JSON data.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertex AI SDK for Python | 1.98.0 to before 1.131.0 | 1.131.0 | Patch available | CNA | |
| — | google-cloud-aiplatform (PyPI) | 1.98.0 to before 1.131.0 | 1.131.0 | Patch available | GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8 |
- Vertex AI SDK for Python VendorGoogle Affected 1.98.0 to before 1.131.0 Fixed in 1.131.0 Patch available CNA
- google-cloud-aiplatform (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 1.98.0 to before 1.131.0 Fixed in 1.131.0 Patch available GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Vertex AI SDK for Python (Google Cloud) Fixed in 1.131.0
- Fix · GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8 google-cloud-aiplatform (PyPI) Fixed in 1.131.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2026:10184 Released 2026-04-23 · Red Hat rating ImportantRHOAI 2.25.5 - Red Hat OpenShift AI
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-nlp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-caikit-tgis-serving-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:10184 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 2.25
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-2472
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8
References
Other 5
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2026-011
- https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/commit/8a00d43dbd24e95dbab6ea32c63ce0a5a1849480
- https://github.com/JoshuaProvoste/CVE-2026-2472-Vertex-AI-SDK-Google-Cloud
- https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform
- https://github.com/googleapis/python-aiplatform/releases/tag/v1.131.0
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Sources
- CVE-2026-2472 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-2472 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qv8j-hgpc-vrq8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-2472 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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