VDB-394205 · CVE-2026-77811 · GCVE-0-2026-77811

AWS OpenSearch Dashboards dashboards-observability cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AWS OpenSearch Dashboards. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component dashboards-observability. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-77811. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AWS OpenSearch Dashboards (version unknown) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component dashboards-observability. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper input validation in the dashboards-observability plugin in OpenSearch Dashboards allows a remote authenticated user with write permissions to OpenSearch Dashboards saved objects to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users' browser sessions by uploading a saved asset with arbitrary web content.

The advisory is shared at opensearch.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-77811 since 08/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

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OpenSearch Dashboards

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/21/2026 Advisory disclosed
08/21/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/21/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: opensearch.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-77811 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-77811
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-394205

Entryinfo

Created: 08/21/2026 22:33
Changes: 08/21/2026 22:33 (73)
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