# CVE-2026-19929: OpenBoxes Template Processing DocumentController.groovy buildZebraTemplate special elements in template engine

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-08-16 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- n/a OpenBoxes: 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in OpenBoxes up to 0.9.6. This impacts the function buildZebraTemplate of the file grails-app/controllers/org/pih/warehouse/core/DocumentController.groovy of the component Template Processing. The manipulation leads to improper neutralization of special elements used in a template engine. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 0.9.8-hotfix1 and 0.9.8 will fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is deeac6a4a7aba86ce99c4bda37142e41d209293e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/390180
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/390180/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-19929
- https://vuldb.com/submit/872054
- https://github.com/OpenBoxes/OpenBoxes/security/advisories/GHSA-8wxj-vghp-jpcq
- https://github.com/OpenBoxes/OpenBoxes/pull/5943
- https://gist.github.com/nedlir/220a30213b5a5c6bc26d1000012c6a4d
- https://github.com/openboxes/openboxes/commit/deeac6a4a7aba86ce99c4bda37142e41d209293e
- https://github.com/openboxes/openboxes/releases/tag/v0.9.8
- https://github.com/OpenBoxes/OpenBoxes/

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