CVE-2026-24824 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in yacy yacy_search_server (source/net/yacy/http/servlets modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files YaCyDefaultServlet.Java.

This issue affects yacy_search_server.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact Low

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00047.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/yacy/yacy_search_server/pull/722

History

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 27 Jan 2026 09:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in yacy yacy_search_server (source/net/yacy/http/servlets modules). This vulnerability is associated with program files YaCyDefaultServlet.Java. This issue affects yacy_search_server.
Title		A XSS in yacy/yacy_search_server
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://github.com/yacy/yacy_search_server/pull/722
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GovTech CSG

Published: 2026-01-27T09:01:06.551Z

Updated: 2026-01-27T16:58:24.836Z

Reserved: 2026-01-27T08:59:05.366Z

Link: CVE-2026-24824

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-27T16:58:21.240Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-27T09:15:53.203

Modified: 2026-01-27T14:59:34.073

Link: CVE-2026-24824

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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