github.comThird-party advisory
https://github.com/grocy/grocy CVE-2026-71236
HIGH
Grocy - Stored XSS via HTMLPurifier Output Double-Decode
Record summary
CVE-2026-71236 has a selected CVSS score of 8.7 (high).
Description
Grocy's API request-body parser (controllers/Api/BaseApiController.php, GetParsedAndFilteredRequestBody) purifies incoming field values with HTMLPurifier, then manually reverses HTML-entity encoding of the resulting output by replacing <, >, and & back to <, >, and & immediately after purification.
Description source: CVE List
Exploitation context
CISA SSVC decision
ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal
CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Aug 5, 2026 · Source: CVE List
Affected products and versions
1| Product | Source | Version range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
grocyBrowse grocy / grocyDefault status: unknown | CVE List | Version range not supplied | affected |
References
2nvd.nist.gov
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71236