CVE-2026-50179

MEDIUM

Actual: CSV Formula Injection in Transaction Export via Imported Payee/Notes Fields

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Actual is a local-first personal finance tool. Prior to 26.6.0, exportToCSV and exportQueryToCSV in packages/loot-core/src/server/transactions/export/export-to-csv.ts pass user-controlled Payee, Notes, Account, and Category strings to csv-stringify with no cast callback and no formula-prefix neutralization. Strings that begin with equals sign, plus, minus, at sign, tab, or carriage return survive verbatim into the exported CSV, and when a recipient opens the file in Excel, LibreOffice Calc, or Google Sheets, the strings are interpreted as formulas, enabling transaction data exfiltration and attacker-chosen spreadsheet display values. This issue is fixed in version 26.6.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 4.2
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 7.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-1236
Status published
Products (1)
actualbudget/actual < 26.6.0
Published Jul 07, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 08, 2026