Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes (CVE-2026-19744) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 5.1CVE-2026-19744

Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-19744 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in Stored Cross-site Scripting in Pentestify Markdown renderer via unescaped quotes. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps maalfer/Pentestify (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 13, 2026Updated Sep 1, 2026Source checked Sep 27, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 13, 2026Material review Sep 1, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 5.1
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 5.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps maalfer/Pentestify (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
maalfer/Pentestifygeneric	>=0 <2.3.2	2.3.2

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for maalfer/Pentestify.
Review the reported fix. Update maalfer/Pentestify to 2.3.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 13, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 13, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Cross-site Scripting in the Markdown renderer in maalfer Pentestify before 2.3.2 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the application origin via a Markdown link whose URL contains a double quote, which closes the anchor's href attribute because the renderer's sanitization step does not escape quotes

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.