# CVE-2026-39416: Stored XSS in modal item preview for long item content in AIL Framework

- Severity: CVSS 8.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/U:Amber
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.8
- Published: 2026-04-08 · Updated: 2026-04-09

## Affected

- ail-project ail-framework: fixed in 6.8

## Description

AIL framework is an open-source platform to collect, crawl, process and analyse unstructured data. Prior to 6.8, a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the modal item preview functionality. When item content longer than 800 characters was processed, attacker-controlled content was returned without an explicit text/plain content type, allowing the browser to interpret the response as active HTML. This could result in execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of an authenticated user viewing a crafted item. This vulnerability is fixed in 6.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on ail-project ail-framework, upgrade to a fixed version (6.8) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/ail-project/ail-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-fj6v-43r7-gcjm
- https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/gcve-1-2026-0023

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