# CVE-2026-93432: Io.quarkus.qute:quarkus-core: cross-site scripting (xss) and json injection via qute {#eval} section in quarkus

- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-09-18 · Updated: 2026-10-15

## Affected

- io.quarkus.qute/qute-core: version range not reported
- io.quarkus.qute/qute-core: version range not reported
- exploit-intelligence/agent-client-rhel9: version range not reported
- qute-core: version range not reported
- qute-generator: version range not reported
- qute-core: version range not reported
- qute-core: version range not reported
- rhbk/keycloak-rhel9-operator: version range not reported
- qute-generator: version range not reported
- qute-core: version range not reported
- qute-generator: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in the Quarkus Qute template engine. When the {#eval} section helper processes a sub-template, it fails to pass the parent template's content type information. This bypasses standard escaping mechanisms, allowing untrusted data to be output as raw, unescaped text. This vulnerability can lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) and JSON Injection, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code in a user's browser or manipulate data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on io.quarkus.qute/qute-core, exploit-intelligence/agent-client-rhel9, qute-core or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83082
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:83520
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-93432
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2536859

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