LuCI luci-mod-network: Possible XSS attack in WiFi scan on Joining Wireless Client modal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
LuCI is the OpenWrt Configuration Interface. Versions prior to both 24.10.5 and 25.12.0, contain a stored XSS vulnerability in the wireless scan modal, where SSID values from scan results are rendered as raw HTML without any sanitization. The wireless.js file in the luci-mod-network package passes SSIDs via a template literal to dom.append(), which processes them through innerHTML, allowing an attacker to craft a malicious SSID containing arbitrary HTML/JavaScript. Exploitation requires the user to actively open the wireless scan modal (e.g., to connect to a Wi-Fi access point or survey nearby channels), and only affects OpenWrt versions newer than 23.05/22.03 up to the patched releases (24.10.6 and 25.12.1). The issue has been fixed in version LuCI 26.072.65753~068150b.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openwrt | luci | before 26.072.65753~068150b | 26.072.65753~068150b | Patch available | CNA |
| openwrt | openwrt | before 24.10.6; 25.12.0 to before 25.12.1 | 24.10.6, 25.12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
Remediation
- Fix · CNA luci (openwrt) Fixed in 26.072.65753~068150b
- Fix · CNA openwrt (openwrt) Fixed in 24.10.6, 25.12.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32721
References
More openwrt Luci vulnerabilities
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- TI-2021-09199 The Web Interface for OpenWRT LuCI version 19.07 and lower has been discovered to have a… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources
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