Hashgraph Guardian Stored XSS via branding companyName field
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Hashgraph Guardian through 3.6.0, fixed in commit ba8c566, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows authenticated users with the STANDARD_REGISTRY role to inject malicious scripts by submitting a crafted companyName value via the branding configuration API endpoint. Attackers can exploit the unsanitized innerHTML assignment in the branding service to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of every authenticated user on every page load.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-22674
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqx7-93j3-2xqf
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-22674 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-22674 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqx7-93j3-2xqf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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