PT-2026-35950 · Helpy · Helpy

Oscar Uribe · Published 2026-04-29 · Updated 2026-05-01 · CVE-2026-40229

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Helpy version 2.8.0

Description A stored cross-site scripting issue exists in the post author display logic. A registered user can persist arbitrary HTML in the account name field, which is then rendered unescaped in public forum threads, the admin ticket view, and HTML notification emails sent to other users.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-40229

Affected Products

Helpy

References · 6

• 🔥 https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/offspring · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40229 · Security Note
• https://github.com/helpyio/helpy · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2049621502933299635 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cveNotify/161712 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2049578396699766896 · Twitter Post