CVE-2026-78557: siemens industrial edge app publisher Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-78557 is a high (CVSS 8.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in siemens industrial edge app publisher. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 13-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Industrial Edge App Publisher (All versions < V1.27.9). The application fails to properly sanitize or escape data received from the backend before rendering it in the user interface. Because the front end is integrated with Node.js, this vulnerability allows for the execution of arbitrary JavaScript, which can be leveraged to achieve remote code execution (RCE) on the victim's machine
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST7.7HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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
- NVDNIST8.3HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Siemens1 product
- industrial edge app publisher< V1.27.9
1 vendor · 1 product