CVE-2026-5429
Kiro IDE Webview Cross-Site Scripting via Workspace Color Theme
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Kiro IDE Webview Cross-Site Scripting via Workspace Color Theme
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.
- Record
CVE-2026-5429- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-18519
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.
- Record
EUVD-2026-18519- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7v7j-vpv5-h468
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version...
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.
- Record
GHSA-7v7j-vpv5-h468- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unsanitized input during web page generation in the Kiro Agent webview in Kiro IDE before version 0.8.140 allows a remote unauthenticated threat actor to execute arbitrary code via a potentially damaging crafted color theme name when a local user opens the workspace. This issue requires the user to trust the workspace when prompted.
To remediate this issue, users should upgrade to version 0.8.140.
- Record
CVE-2026-5429- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-5429 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Aws Kiro Ide, published April 2, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
