Cross-site scripting in Nx Witness VMS Web Administration allows session token exfiltration via a rogue peer site name
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- 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
Cross-site scripting in the Web Administration interface of Network Optix Nx Witness VMS before version 6.1.3 on Linux, Windows and MacOS allows an adjacent-network attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of an authenticated administrator and steal the administrator's session token, resulting in Administrator Account Takeover. An attacker who controls an Nx server on the same network segment can set that server's site name to a script payload, which executes when an administrator opens the "Merge with Another Site" dialog and the site selection list is displayed.Solution: Update to Nx Witness VMS version 6.1.3 or later.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Network Optix | Nx Witness VMS | before 6.1.3 | 6.1.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Nx Witness VMS VendorNetwork Optix Affected before 6.1.3 Fixed in 6.1.3 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Nx Witness VMS (Network Optix) Fixed in 6.1.3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-78414
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-237w-25vx-r57c
References
More Network Optix vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-05751 Server Spoofing Vulnerability in NxCloud CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
- TI-2026-08813 CORS misconfiguration in Nx Witness VMS allows session token exfiltration via cross-origin request CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-78414 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-78414 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-237w-25vx-r57c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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