CVE-2026-33229
CVE-2026-33229 — XWiki Platform affected by remote code execution with script right through unprotected Velocity scripting API
XWiki Platform is a generic wiki platform offering runtime services for applications built on top of it. Prior to 17.4.8 and 17.10.1, an improperly protected scripting API allows any user with script right to bypass the sandboxing of the Velocity scripting API and execute, e.g., arbitrary Python scripts, allowing full access to the XWiki instance and thereby compromising the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the whole instance. Note that script right already constitutes a high level of access that we don't recommend giving to untrusted users. This vulnerability is fixed in 17.4.8 and 17.10.1.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, GitHub_M
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Exploit code
public exploit, none observed
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
None
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Total
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (2)
Products (3)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-862
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1211Exploitation for Defensive Evasion
- T1542.002Pre-OS Boot: Component Firmware
- T1556Modify Authentication Process
Public exploit
Capability, not use: code existing is a different claim from anyone running it.
Indexed by
References
4 on the record
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-h259-74h5-4rh9
x_refsource_CONFIRM
- github.com/xwiki/xwiki-platform/commit/9fe84da66184c05953df9466cf3a4acd15a46e63
x_refsource_MISC
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23698
x_refsource_MISC
- jira.xwiki.org/browse/XWIKI-23702
x_refsource_MISC
Elsewhere on this site
- xwikievery CVE for this vendor
- org xwiki platformevery CVE for this vendor
- CWE-862other pages naming this weakness
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.