CVE-2026-21292
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedAdobe Commerce versions 2.4.9-alpha3, 2.4.8-p3, 2.4.7-p8, 2.4.6-p13, 2.4.5-p15, 2.4.4-p16 and earlier are affected by a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability that could be abused by a low-privileged attacker attacker to inject malicious scripts into vulnerable form fields. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must browse to the page containing the vulnerable field.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceStored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe Commerce allows low-privileged attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into form fields. The malicious payload persists in the database and executes when other users (including administrators) view the affected pages, as exploitation requires user interaction where a victim browses to the page containing the compromised field.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.3.3= 1.3.3= 1.3.4= 1.3.5= 1.4.2= 1.5.2= 1.5.3< 2.4.4= 2.4.4= 2.4.5= 2.4.6= 2.4.7= 2.4.8= 2.4.9< 2.4.5= 2.4.5= 2.4.6= 2.4.7= 2.4.8= 2.4.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Adobe Commerce or Magento installation versionRun the command: php bin/magento --version or check the composer.json file in the Adobe Commerce/Magento root directory for the version entryAffected if The installed version matches any of these ranges: Adobe Commerce B2b: < 1.3.3, = 1.3.3, = 1.3.4, = 1.3.5, = 1.4.2, = 1.5.2, = 1.5.3; Adobe Commerce: < 2.4.4, = 2.4.4, = 2.4.5, = 2.4.6, = 2.4.7, = 2.4.8, = 2.4.9; Adobe Magento: < 2.4.5, = 2.4.5, = 2.4.6, = 2.4.7, = 2.4.8, = 2.4.9
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Determine if Adobe Commerce B2B module is installed and enabledRun: php bin/magento module:status Magento_Company or check the app/etc/config.php file for Magento_Company module statusAffected if The B2B module is enabled and the Adobe Commerce B2b version falls within the affected ranges listed above
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Inspect database for suspicious script tags in form input tablesQuery user-submitted data tables such as customer_address, quote_address, order_address, or any custom form tables for patterns like <script, javascript:, onerror=, onload=, or other HTML/script injections. Example SQL: SELECT * FROM customer_address_entity_varchar WHERE value LIKE '%<script%' OR value LIKE '%javascript:%';Affected if Any records contain encoded or raw script injection payloads in form fields that are rendered without proper output encoding
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Review admin access logs for suspicious low-privilege user activityExamine application logs in var/log/ or database audit tables for actions taken by low-privilege users that created or modified records in form-related tables, especially in rapid succession or containing unusual character sequencesAffected if Logs show low-privilege users creating or modifying records that contain JavaScript or HTML tags in input fields
You are affected if your Adobe Commerce or Magento installation version is within the affected ranges listed AND your database contains persisted XSS payloads in form fields that could execute when viewed by other users including administrators.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.3.32.4.42.4.5
Update Adobe Commerce to the latest patched version. Additionally, implement proper input validation and output encoding on all form fields that accept user-supplied content to prevent XSS.
Commerce B2b: 1.3.6+ | Commerce: 2.4.7+ | Magento Open Source: 2.4.8+
- 1. Identify your current Adobe Commerce, Commerce B2b, or Magento installation version using the command line or admin panel.
- 2. For Commerce B2b (versions 1.3.3, 1.3.4, 1.3.5 or earlier): Upgrade to Commerce B2b version 1.3.6 or later.
- 3. For Adobe Commerce (versions 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6 or earlier): Upgrade to Adobe Commerce version 2.4.7 or later.
- 4. For Magento Open Source (versions 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7 or earlier): Upgrade to Magento Open Source version 2.4.8 or later.
- 5. After upgrading, clear the Magento cache using: php bin/magento cache:flush
- 6. Verify the upgrade was successful and test that the vulnerable form fields properly encode user input.
- 7. Ensure all extensions and custom code are compatible with the new Magento version before deploying to production.
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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