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CVE-2026-50883

An HTML injection vulnerability in the /src/highlight.rs component of matze wastebin v3.4.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via a crafted payload.

CRITICAL 9.6EPSS 0.37%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

An HTML injection vulnerability in the /src/highlight.rs component of matze wastebin v3.4.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts via a crafted payload.

CVSS 3.1
9.6 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.37% probability · 31th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-79
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.37%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.