Medium 6.1Published Feb 27, 2026

CVE-2026-28338PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:20 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

PMD is an extensible multilanguage static code analyzer. Prior to version 7.22.0, PMD's `vbhtml` and `yahtml` report formats insert rule violation messages into HTML output without escaping. When PMD analyzes untrusted source code containing crafted string literals, the generated HTML report contains executable JavaScript that runs when opened in a browser. Practical impact is limited because `vbhtml` and `yahtml` are legacy formats rarely used in practice. The default `html` format is properly escaped and not affected. Version 7.22.0 contains a fix for the issue.

CVSS: 6.1 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-79
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Jun 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

pmd_project pmd pmd_project:pmd	before 7.22.0	NVD

References

https://github.com/pmd/pmd/commit/c140c0e1de5853a08efb84c9f91dfeb015882442patch
https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6475issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/pmd/pmd/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7rexploit, patch, vendor-advisory

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