CVE-2026-22028
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Description
A flaw was found in Preact, a lightweight web development framework. A security regression allows an attacker to bypass JSON serialization protection, leading to HTML injection. This vulnerability arises when applications process unsanitized data from external sources, allowing malicious JSON to be interpreted as valid user interface elements. If exploited, this could enable arbitrary script execution, potentially compromising user data or system integrity.
Statement
This vulnerability is rated Moderate for Red Hat because it requires applications to process unsanitized, user-modifiable JSON data directly into the render tree, assuming it to be strings. This specific configuration is not common in Red Hat products by default. Red Hat AMQ, Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform, OpenShift Lightspeed, OpenShift Container Platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat In-Vehicle OS, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), Ansible Services, Hosted OpenShift, and cloud.redhat.com are affected if they meet the described conditions.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
Additional Information
- This content is not included.Bugzilla 2427941: preact: Preact: Arbitrary script execution via JSON serialization protection bypass
- Content from cwe.mitre.org is not included.CWE-843: Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
- FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2026-22028
- Offline Security Data data is available for integration with other systems. See Offline Security Data API to get started.
External References
Content from www.cve.org is not included.https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22028
Content from nvd.nist.gov is not included.https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22028
Affected Packages and Issued Red Hat Security Errata
| Products / Services | Components | State | Errata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/cluster-logging-operator-bundle | Not affected | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/cluster-logging-rhel9-operator | Not affected | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/eventrouter-rhel9 | Not affected | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/log-file-metric-exporter-rhel9 | Not affected | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/vector-rhel9 | Not affected | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel9 | Will not fix | |
| Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift | openshift-logging/logging-view-plugin-rhel9 | Will not fix | |
| OpenShift Lightspeed | openshift-lightspeed/lightspeed-console-plugin-rhel9 | Affected | |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-automation-platform-26/gateway-rhel9 | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | automation-platform-ui | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | firefox | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | gjs | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | thunderbird | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | firefox | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mozjs60 | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | thunderbird | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | firefox | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | gjs | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | polkit | Not affected | |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | thunderbird | Not affected | |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | rhoai/odh-dashboard-rhel9 | Fix deferred | |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | rhoai/odh-mod-arch-gen-ai-rhel9 | Fix deferred | |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) | rhoai/odh-mod-arch-model-registry-rhel9 | Fix deferred | |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.2 | openshift4/ose-agent-installer-ui-rhel9 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:6564 |
| streams for Apache Kafka 2 | com.github.streamshub-console | Not affected | |
| streams for Apache Kafka 3 | com.github.streamshub-console | Will not fix |
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
Important note
CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authorities (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications ).
| CVSS v3 Score Breakdown | Red Hat | NVD |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS v3 Base Score | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | None | None |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Changed | Changed |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low | Low |
| Availability Impact | None | None |
CVSS v3 Vector
Red Hat CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Frequently Asked Questions
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What can I do if my product is listed as "Will not fix"?
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- Upgrade to a supported product version that includes a fix for this vulnerability (recommended).
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- Apply a mitigation (if one exists).
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- Red Hat Engineering focuses on addressing high-priority issues based on their complexity or limited lifecycle support. Therefore, lower-priority issues will not receive immediate fixes.
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