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CVE-2026-55839: Kestra vulnerable to stored XSS via custom Markdown [[link]] attribute injection

August 18, 2026

Kestra’s Markdown renderer supports a custom [[link ...]] syntax that is converted into a custom HTML element. The custom Markdown parser allows attacker-controlled attributes to be rendered into the generated element without proper allowlisting or sanitization.

As a result, a user who can create or edit Markdown-rendered content, such as a Flow description, can inject JavaScript event-handler attributes. When another user views or interacts with the affected Markdown-rendered UI element, the JavaScript executes in that user’s browser.

This is not a normal raw-HTML Markdown payload such as <img onerror=...>. The payload uses Kestra’s custom [[link]] Markdown syntax, and the dangerous HTML attributes are introduced by Kestra’s own Markdown plugin.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-34pm-923j-7wf8
  • github.com/kestra-io/kestra/commit/6c8e6d099ed172cbb6b003b7fb30b7bb1f8f710e
  • github.com/kestra-io/kestra/releases/tag/v1.3.24
  • github.com/kestra-io/kestra/security/advisories/GHSA-34pm-923j-7wf8
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-55839

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Affected versions

All versions before 1.3.24

Fixed versions

  • 1.3.24

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.3.24 or above.

Impact 8.7 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Source file

maven/io.kestra/kestra/CVE-2026-55839.yml

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