Description
Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.37 and 3.1.8, a user with extras.add_relationship or extras.change_relationship permission can store HTML or JavaScript in a Relationship description, and a user with dcim.add_modulefamily or dcim.change_modulefamily permission can store it in a Module Family name. Nautobot assigns these values to form field help_text rendered by render_field.html through Django's |safe filter without adequate neutralization. The stored content executes in the authenticated browser session of any user, including an administrator or superuser, who opens an affected create or edit form. This can enable actions as the victim, session or token theft, and further privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.37 and 3.1.8.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: 5.4 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-56v6-2fhr-wxgq Nautobot: Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in object create/edit form help text
History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot
Vendors & Products Nautobot
Nautobot nautobot

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 20:00:00 +0000

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Description Nautobot is a Network Source of Truth and Network Automation Platform. Prior to 2.4.37 and 3.1.8, a user with extras.add_relationship or extras.change_relationship permission can store HTML or JavaScript in a Relationship description, and a user with dcim.add_modulefamily or dcim.change_modulefamily permission can store it in a Module Family name. Nautobot assigns these values to form field help_text rendered by render_field.html through Django's |safe filter without adequate neutralization. The stored content executes in the authenticated browser session of any user, including an administrator or superuser, who opens an affected create or edit form. This can enable actions as the victim, session or token theft, and further privilege escalation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.4.37 and 3.1.8.
Title Nautobot: Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in object create/edit form help text
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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Nautobot Nautobot
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T19:44:47.472Z

Reserved: 2026-08-31T23:04:48.172Z

Link: CVE-2026-83801

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T20:17:09.333

Modified: 2026-09-22T20:17:09.333

Link: CVE-2026-83801

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No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-22T22:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')