Cross-site scripting in Red Hat Quay OAuth callback handler
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Deferred Red Hat: fix deferred
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Red Hat Quay 3 contains a cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in its OAuth callback handler. Improper input sanitization lets a remote attacker run arbitrary JavaScript in a user's browser session. The attacker must trick a logged-in user into visiting a specially crafted link. Successful exploitation could compromise the user's session, access sensitive registry information, or perform unauthorized actions as that user.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
A flaw was found in Quay. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the OAuth callback handler allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code within a user's browser session. By tricking a logged-in user into visiting a specially crafted link, an attacker can exploit improper input sanitization to run client-side scripts in the application context. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to compromise the user's session, access sensitive registry information, or perform unauthorized actions on their behalf.
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
The sources list no fixed version for Red Hat Quay 3. Red Hat lists Red Hat Quay 3 as affected without a fix and lists no available plan for it.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Quay 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102295
- 2026-10-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-05 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-05 Alias added: GHSA-fjvc-v8v8-pmj9
- 2026-10-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
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Sources
- CVE-2026-102295 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-102295 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fjvc-v8v8-pmj9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-102295 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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