Medium severity · published Aug 18, 2026
CVE-2026-75834
Grav before 2.0.14 Stored XSS via Invalid UTF-8 Byte
5.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grav before 2.0.14 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Security::detectXss() function (system/src/Grav/Common/Security.php). All XSS detection patterns use the PCRE /u (UTF-8) modifier, so a single invalid UTF-8 byte anywhere in page content causes preg_match() to return false for every pattern, silently bypassing the save-time XSS safety gate (Validation::checkSafety()). An authenticated attacker with page-edit permissions (without the security.xss_whitelist privilege) can store malicious JavaScript that executes in the browser of a visitor who views the affected page.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 17% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
grav · getgrav
before 2.0.14 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-75834
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-75834
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/getgrav/grav/security/advisories/GHSA-q2j8-x8hf-63ch
third-party-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/grav-before-stored-xss-via-invalid-utf-8-byte
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