CVE-2026-79720 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Reflected XSS in Netron versions <=9.1.2 on desktop application through unsanitized node names allows an attacker to hide certain nodes, perform port scanning or abuse a Chrome n-day to achieve Remote Code Execution.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact Low

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Netron	Netron

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/lutzroeder/netron/commit/cd14bad8c9132b1aaf1d197fe61925575f194f00
https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron

History

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Netron Netron netron
Vendors & Products		Netron Netron netron

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Title		Reflected XSS in Netron Enabling Remote Code Execution via Unsanitized Node Names

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Reflected XSS in Netron versions <=9.1.2 on desktop application through unsanitized node names allows an attacker to hide certain nodes, perform port scanning or abuse a Chrome n-day to achieve Remote Code Execution.
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://github.com/lutzroeder/netron/commit/cd14bad8c9132b1aaf1d197fe61925575f194f00 https://www.hiddenlayer.com/sai-security-advisory/2026-08-netron
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: HiddenLayer

Published: 2026-08-27T16:40:09.913Z

Updated: 2026-08-27T18:49:38.838Z

Reserved: 2026-08-25T13:43:20.741Z

Link: CVE-2026-79720

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-08-27T17:20:49.027

Modified: 2026-08-31T19:36:42.500

Link: CVE-2026-79720

Redhat

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