An HTML injection vulnerability exists in CERT/CC VINCE software prior to version 1.50.4

published 2022-10-10 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43555

cvss: 5.4; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 38%
public exploits: 0; none known

An HTML injection vulnerability exists in CERT/CC VINCE software prior to 1.50.4. An authenticated attacker can inject arbitrary HTML via a crafted email with HTML content in the Subject field.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

CERT/CC VINCE - The Vulnerability Information and Coordination Environment 1.50.4

Exploit prediction

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.4	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

CERT/CC VINCE - The Vulnerability Information and Coordination Environment

Classification

Weakness

CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

github.com /CERTCC/VINCE/issues?q=label%3Asecurity
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-40257
NVD CVE-2022-40257

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Summary