Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Governikus AusweisApp (CVE-2026-90848)
Summary
Cross-site scripting in Governikus AusweisApp (CVE-2026-90848). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
A weakness has been identified in Governikus AusweisApp up to 2.5.4. Affected is an unknown function of the component StartPAOSResponse Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument ResultMessage can lead to cross site scripting. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 2.5.5 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. This CVE was requested by the vendor.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-90848 has been found in Governikus AusweisApp.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 4.3/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Governikus AusweisApp CVE-2026-90848" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-90848 (Governikus AusweisApp) — CWE-79 / CVSS v3 4.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Cross-site scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) exists in Governikus AusweisApp.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Governikus AusweisApp.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Governikus AusweisApp を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-90848 ausweisapp2
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-90848 ausweisapp2
References
- web vuldb.com
- web vuldb.com
- web vuldb.com
- web vuldb.com
- web cna@vuldb.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web Governikus.de
- web github.com