JupyterLab before 4.5.9 Stored XSS via Extension Manager
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Passive
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
JupyterLab before 4.5.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Extension Manager that fails to validate URI protocols in package metadata URLs. Attackers can publish malicious PyPI packages with javascript: URLs in project metadata that execute arbitrary JavaScript in the JupyterLab origin when users click the extension name.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jupyterlab | jupyterlab | before 4.5.9 | 4.5.9 | Patch available | CNA |
- jupyterlab Vendorjupyterlab Affected before 4.5.9 Fixed in 4.5.9 Patch available CNA
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:jupyter:jupyterlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | jupyterlab |
- cpe:2.3:a:jupyter:jupyterlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·jupyterlab
Remediation
- Fix · CNA jupyterlab (jupyterlab) Fixed in 4.5.9
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Migration Toolkit for Applications 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r75g-r7w6-363h
References
More jupyterlab vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32161 Jupyter Enterprise Gateway Has Kubernetes Manifest Injection via Jinja2 Template Rendering CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-32160 Jupyter Enterprise Gateway: Jinja2 Template Server Side Template Injection results in Remote Code Execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-32159 Jupyter Enterprise Gateway: ContainerProcessProxy._enforce_prohibited_ids can be Bypassed CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-26623 Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in jupyterlab extension template `update-integration-tests` GitHub Action CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-78983 Path traversal in nbconvert lets crafted notebooks write files CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-39372 JupyterLab Git: Stored XSS leading to RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-67338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r75g-r7w6-363h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-67338 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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