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title: "CVE-2026-118254: Highcharts JS - Stored XSS"
description: "Highcharts JS 2.0.0 to 3.2.0 contains a stored XSS caused by writing pagination language strings as markup in Grid, letting attackers execute scripts in the hosting page origin, exploit requires pagination enabled."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-118254/
---

# CVE-2026-118254 Highcharts JS - Stored XSS

Highcharts JS 2.0.0 to 3.2.0 contains a stored XSS caused by writing pagination language strings as markup in Grid, letting attackers execute scripts in the hosting page origin, exploit requires pagination enabled.

CVSS base score 8.6 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118254)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Client Script Exec

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

28 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-79](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 3.2.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118254](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118254)
- [https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/releases/tag/grid-v3.2.0](https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/releases/tag/grid-v3.2.0)
- [https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-r5wg-q8fc-p6w2](https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/security/advisories/GHSA-r5wg-q8fc-p6w2)
- [https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/1e8ded84d52191883965641b863cf0c73eb759aa](https://github.com/highcharts/highcharts/commit/1e8ded84d52191883965641b863cf0c73eb759aa)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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