Fides: DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via fides_description override
CVE-2026-44541

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Ethyca

Status
Fides
Vendor
CVE Published:
8 June 2026

What is CVE-2026-44541?

Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform. From version 2.33.0 to before version 2.84.5, there is a DOM-based XSS vulnerability in fides.js via the fides_description override. This issue has been patched in version 2.84.5.

Affected Version(s)

fides >= 2.33.0, < 2.84.5

References

https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-...
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https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/67e43b10b1096c7f84...
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.84.5
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CVSS V4

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
Physical
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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