---
title: "CVE-2026-18147: FreeIPA - Stored XSS"
description: "FreeIPA contains a stored XSS caused by DOM manipulation in the Web UI password reset page, letting unauthenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary JavaScript via crafted links, exploit requires victim interaction."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18147/
---

# CVE-2026-18147 FreeIPA - Stored XSS

FreeIPA contains a stored XSS caused by DOM manipulation in the Web UI password reset page, letting unauthenticated remote attackers execute arbitrary JavaScript via crafted links, exploit requires victim interaction.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.34% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18147)

## Details

Type

Stored XSS

Impact

Client Script Exec, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Published

9 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the XSS fix.

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-2026-18147](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18147)
- [https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18147](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18147)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72279](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72279)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82935](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82935)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83083](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83083)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83085](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83085)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83084](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83084)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83461](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83461)
- [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show\_bug.cgi?id=2508181](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508181)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70564](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:70564)
- [https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83460](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83460)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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