7.3

CVE-2026-18481: aws aws ops wheel Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 7.3v3.1HighAwaiting analysis
Published 31-07-2026Last modified 31-07-2026

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.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.3/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.51%
0%100%
Low · +0.23 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 31-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 31-07-2026
    Last 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

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

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Aws1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links