Findings

CVE-2026-39933

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension al…

Published Apr 7, 2026 · corrected/updated Jul 21, 2026 · evidence confidence medium

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2026-39933 is a medium public vulnerability record for this product. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

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Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 6.9. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Weakness classes: CWE-79. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, nvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

  2. Jul 21, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branches for MediaWiki versions 1.43, 1.44, and 1.45.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39933

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-39933

    Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in The Wikimedia Foundation Mediawiki - GlobalWatchlist Extension allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The issue has been remediated on the branch, and in the release branche

    nvd.nist.gov

References