CVE-2026-40230 — MEDIUM (5.4)

Vulnerability Description

Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the knowledge base Doc rendering logic. An authenticated attacker with admin or agent editor privileges can persist arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in the body field of a knowledge base Doc.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.

CVSS Score

5.4

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality

LOW

Integrity

LOW

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Helpy.Io	Helpy	2.8.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

References

https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/prisionerosExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/helpyio/helpyProduct

FAQ

What is CVE-2026-40230?

CVE-2026-40230 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the knowledge base Doc rendering logic. An authenticated attacker with admin or agent editor privileges can persist arbitrary HTML or Java...

How severe is CVE-2026-40230?

CVE-2026-40230 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.4/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-40230?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Helpy.Io Helpy.