Answer in brief
CVE-2026-43980 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.3) vulnerability in Malla: Stored XSS via Meshtastic node names in multiple frontend pages. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps zenitraM/malla (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.3. 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.
The current feed maps zenitraM/malla (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| zenitraM/mallageneric | <4086e2b5f61615a813b70b25bc76095083552135 | 4086e2b5f61615a813b70b25bc76095083552135 |
Published upstream
Aug 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 21, 2026
Malla is a web analyzer for Meshtastic networks based on MQTT data. Prior to commit 4086e2b5f61615a813b70b25bc76095083552135, code names (long_name, short_name) received via MQTT are stored in SQLite without sanitization and rendered into the DOM without escaping. Any participant on a public Meshtastic MQTT broker can set a malicious node name that executes JavaScript in the browser of every Malla dashboard visitor. Commit 4086e2b5f61615a813b70b25bc76095083552135 fixes the issue.
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