Is net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core affected by CVE-2026-28338?

Maven net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core is affected in <7.22.0.

Is CVE-2026-28338 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

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CVE-2026-28338

Q: Is CVE-2026-28338 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

Maven · net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core

Summary

PMD Designer has Stored XSS in VBHTMLRenderer and YAHTMLRenderer via unescaped violation messages

Severity: medium
EPSS: 0.3% (p21)
Also known as: GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7r
Published: 2026-02-28

References

https://github.com/pmd/pmd/security/advisories/GHSA-8rr6-2qw5-pc7r
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28338
https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/6475

Related advisories

CVE-2025-23215 — critical · Maven/net.sourceforge.pmd:pmd-core

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