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CVE-2026-23753: gfi software helpdesk Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.8v4.0MediumAnalyzed
Published 20-04-2026Last modified 01-10-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-23753 is a medium (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in gfi software helpdesk. EPSS estimates a 0.15% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
19/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.8/10
010
Medium · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.15%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-04-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 01-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GFI HelpDesk before 4.99.9 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the language management functionality where the charset POST parameter is passed directly to SWIFT_Language::Create() without HTML sanitization and subsequently rendered unsanitized by View_Language.RenderGrid(). An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary JavaScript through the charset field when creating or editing a language, and the payload executes in the browser of any administrator viewing the Languages page.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.15%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

4%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.15% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.15%

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

Gfi1 product
Gfi software1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links