CVE-2026-18481
HIGHStored XSS in Participant URL Field leads to Account Takeover via Session Token Theft
Title source: cnaDescription
Stored cross-site scripting in the participant URL handling in AWS Ops Wheel before PR #168 might allow an authenticated remote user to steal session tokens and escalate to full administrative control of the deployed instance via a crafted participant_url value containing a dangerous URI scheme. To remediate this issue, users should redeploy from the latest version of aws-ops-wheel.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-068-aws/
Patch patch
https://github.com/aws/aws-ops-wheel/pull/168
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
https://github.com/aws/aws-ops-wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-6rr8-cf9x-pj23
Scores
CVSS v3
7.3
EPSS
0.0028
EPSS Percentile
20.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
Status
published
Products (1)
AWS/AWS Ops Wheel
< PR168
Published
Jul 31, 2026
Tracked Since
Aug 01, 2026