Reflected XSS through Cargo Drilldown full-text search (CVE-2026-96877) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 6.9CVE-2026-96877

Reflected XSS through Cargo Drilldown full-text search

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-96877 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.9) vulnerability in Reflected XSS through Cargo Drilldown full-text search. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps The Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - Cargo extension (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 25, 2026Updated Sep 25, 2026Source checked Sep 25, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 25, 2026Material review Sep 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 6.9
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 6.9. 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 The Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - Cargo extension (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
The Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - Cargo extensiongeneric	>=0 <=3.9.4	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for The Wikimedia Foundation/Mediawiki - Cargo extension.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referencephabricator.wikimedia.org

Upstream source description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Mediawiki - Cargo extension allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Mediawiki - Cargo extension: through 3.9.4.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.