Vulnerability · CVE-2026-8493
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Colorbox Inline allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).
Published May 19, 2026 · catalog updated Jul 23, 2026 · colorbox inline project colorbox inline
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8493. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of colorbox inline project colorbox inline is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.4
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.23%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe colorbox inline project/colorbox inline
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Colorbox Inline allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Colorbox Inline: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.1.
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- cpe colorbox inline project/colorbox inlineversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-8493
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-8493. EPSS is 0.23%. Act only if a listed version of colorbox inline project colorbox inline is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.23%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
May 19, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Colorbox Inline allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Colorbox Inline: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.1.
Jul 23, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Colorbox Inline allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Colorbox Inline: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.1.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8493
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-8493
30-day exploitation probability 0.2%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-8493
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ("Cross-site Scripting") vulnerability in Drupal Colorbox Inline allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Colorbox Inline: from 0.0.0 before 2.1.1.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.