CVE-2026-9809 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mautic/core (composer), affecting versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2. It is fixed in 7.1.2.
Summary A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the Projects component of Mautic 7. When displaying project tags and popovers on administrative detail views (such as campaigns, emails, or forms), user-supplied project names are rendered without proper sanitization. An authenticated user with permissions to create or edit projects can exploit this to inject malicious script payloads. Impact When an administrative user views an entity associated with a compromised project and hovers over its tag, the injected script executes within the context of their active browser session. This could allow an attacker to perform administrative actions on behalf of the victim, alter system configurations, or exfiltrate sensitive data. Patched Versions This security issue has been addressed in the following release: 7.1.2 Note: Mautic 6.x, 5.x, and 4.x branches do not contain the Projects feature and are not affected by this vulnerability. For general security support regarding legacy Mautic 4 releases, please refer to the ELTS page.* Workarounds There are no official workarounds. To mitigate this vulnerability without upgrading, restrict project creation and modification permissions to trusted administrative users.
Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.
CVE-2026-9809 has a CVSS score of 7.6 (High). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment.
A fixed version is available (7.1.2). Upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.
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mautic/core (>= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2)mautic/core → 7.1.2 (composer)Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
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CVE-2026-9809 is a high-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in mautic/core (composer), affecting versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2. It is fixed in 7.1.2. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
CVE-2026-9809 has a CVSS score of 7.6 (High). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
mautic/core (composer) versions >= 7.0.0, < 7.1.2 is affected.
Yes. CVE-2026-9809 is fixed in 7.1.2. Upgrade to this version or later.
Whether CVE-2026-9809 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
Upgrade mautic/core to 7.1.2 or later.