CVE-2026-18481: aws aws ops wheel Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-18481 is a high (CVSS 7.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in aws aws ops wheel. EPSS estimates a 0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 31-07-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 31-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Stored cross-site scripting in the participant URL handling in AWS Ops Wheel before PR #168 might allow an authenticated remote user to steal session tokens and escalate to full administrative control of the deployed instance via a crafted participant_url value containing a dangerous URI scheme. To remediate this issue, users should redeploy from the latest version of aws-ops-wheel.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.2MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST7.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.51%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
42%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.23 pp
From 0.28% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Aws1 product
- aws ops wheel≤ PR168
1 vendor · 1 product
References
3 links- aws.amazon.com/security/security-bulletins/2026-068-aws/Vendor Advisory
- github.com/aws/aws-ops-wheel/security/advisories/GHSA-6rr8-cf9x-pj23Third Party Advisory