Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable over the internet?

Yes, if the Statamic control panel is exposed over the internet and an attacker can obtain valid credentials with field management permissions. The actual script execution occurs in the browser of any user who later views the malicious field content.

Does an attacker need administrator access to exploit this?

No. The attacker only needs an authenticated account with sufficient permissions to manage or configure HTML fieldtypes. The goal is typically to have their payload viewed by an administrator or higher-privileged user, whose browser then executes the script.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

The most robust fix pattern is to ensure all user-controlled data, including HTML field content and configuration, is properly sanitized and contextually encoded before being rendered, and to avoid rendering raw HTML in the control panel wherever possible. Additionally, design fieldtypes so that stored content is treated as data rather than executable markup.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Statamic HTML Fieldtypes

CVE-2026-27196

Published:

Feb 20, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Privilege escalation via stored client-side code execution in the Statamic control panel

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Cross-Site Scripting (Stored XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Privilege escalation via stored client-side code execution in the Statamic control panel

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Statamic HTML Fieldtypes

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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