High severity · published Sep 8, 2026
CVE-2026-84942
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Vega Expression Function Bypass in OpenSearch Dashboards
8.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper input validation in the Vega expression function implementation in OpenSearch Dashboards allows a remote authenticated actor with dashboard write permissions to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users' browser sessions by saving a crafted Vega visualization. The checkForFunctionProperty validation routine failed to recurse into arrays of objects, allowing a function property nested inside an array to bypass validation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OD
OpenSearch Dashboards · OpenSearch
v2.0.0 through v3.5.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84942
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84942
aws.amazon.com
https://aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-102-aws/
github.com
https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/releases/tag/2.19.5
github.com
https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch-Dashboards/releases/tag/3.6.0
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