UXSS vulnerability in ZTE browser products
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
NuBrowser lacks protocol whitelist validation for the S.browser_fallback_url field of intent://, allowing attackers to inject javascript: URLs via 302 redirects. This results in a universal cross‑site scripting (UXSS) vulnerability that enables script execution within the origin of arbitrary websites.
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-2026-86550
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5xg9-xgmv-w59x
References
More ZTE vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-05334 Improper authentication in ZTE ZXHN H168N CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-05333 Missing authentication in ZTE ZXHN H168N CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2014-01839 web_shell_cmd.gch on ZTE F460 and F660 cable modems allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2022-22726 ZTE ZXHN-H108NS router with firmware version H108NSV1.0.7u_ZRD_GR2_A68 is vulnerable to remote stack buffer overflow. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-18458 SQL injection in MF286R CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-18465 Command injection in MF286R CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-86550 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86550 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5xg9-xgmv-w59x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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