CVE-2026-28403
Textream Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH) vulnerability
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app. Prior to version 1.5.1, the DirectorServer WebSocket server (ws://127.0.0.1:<httpPort+1>) accepts connections from any origin without validating the HTTP Origin header during the WebSocket handshake. A malicious web page visited in the same browser session can silently connect to the local WebSocket server and send arbitrary DirectorCommand payloads, allowing full remote control of the teleprompter content. Version 1.5.1 fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Textream Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH) vulnerability
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app. Prior to version 1.5.1, the DirectorServer WebSocket server (ws://127.0.0.1:<httpPort+1>) accepts connections from any origin without validating the HTTP Origin header during the WebSocket handshake. A malicious web page visited in the same browser session can silently connect to the local WebSocket server and send arbitrary DirectorCommand payloads, allowing full remote control of the teleprompter content. Version 1.5.1 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-28403- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9200
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app. Prior to version 1.5.1, the DirectorServer WebSocket server (ws://127.0.0.1:<httpPort+1>) accepts connections from any origin without validating the HTTP Origin header during the WebSocket handshake. A malicious web page visited in the same browser session can silently connect to the local WebSocket server and send arbitrary DirectorCommand payloads, allowing full remote control of the teleprompter content. Version 1.5.1 fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-9200- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app. Prior to version 1.5.1, the DirectorServer WebSocket server (ws://127.0.0.1:<httpPort+1>) accepts connections from any origin without validating the HTTP Origin header during the WebSocket handshake. A malicious web page visited in the same browser session can silently connect to the local WebSocket server and send arbitrary DirectorCommand payloads, allowing full remote control of the teleprompter content. Version 1.5.1 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-28403- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Textream Cross-Site WebSocket Hijacking (CSWSH) vulnerability
Textream is a free macOS teleprompter app. Prior to version 1.5.1, the DirectorServer WebSocket server (ws://127.0.0.1:<httpPort+1>) accepts connections from any origin without validating the HTTP Origin header during the WebSocket handshake. A malicious web page visited in the same browser session can silently connect to the local WebSocket server and send arbitrary DirectorCommand payloads, allowing full remote control of the teleprompter content. Version 1.5.1 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-28403- CVSS 3.1
- 7.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-28403 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in F Textream, published March 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.