Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-47428

vitest-dev vitest

Vitest browser mode serves unsanitized otelCarrier query parameter as inline script

CVSS 3.1
9.6Critical

Official description

Vitest is a testing framework powered by Vite. From 4.0.17 until 4.1.6 and 5.0.0-beta.3, Vitest Browser Mode served /__vitest_test__/ with the otelCarrier query parameter inserted directly into an inline module script, allowing a crafted browser-runner URL to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the Vitest server origin and recover VITEST_API_TOKEN for authenticated API calls. This issue is fixed in versions 4.1.6 and 5.0.0-beta.3.

CVSS scores

ScoreVersionSourceVector
9.6Critical 3.1 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (GitHub_M) CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsSource
vitest-dev vitest >= 4.0.17, < 4.1.6 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)
vitest-dev vitest >= 5.0.0-beta.0, < 5.0.0-beta.3 CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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Details

Published
2026-07-14
Last updated
2026-07-15
State
Published
Assigner (CNA)
GitHub_M

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.58%
Probability of exploitation in 30 days
47.8%
Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable
No
Exploitation
Proof of concept
Technical impact
Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

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