Is CVE-2026-118597 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118597 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-118597?

Informational severity, published 12 November 2026.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118597?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-118597 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-118597?

Check whether you run Akaunting at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-118597: Akaunting stored XSS in custom invoice payment terms

CVE-2026-118597 · Severity: info · Published 2026-11-12

Akaunting is online accounting software that manages invoices and financial transactions. A Manager-level user can inject malicious JavaScript into custom payment term fields, which executes in the browser when another authorized user views Invoice Settings, potentially allowing account takeover or data theft.

Technologies: Akaunting. Vendors: Akaunting.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-118597 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118597 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-118597?: Informational severity, published 12 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: Akaunting 3.3.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118597?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-118597 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-118597?: Check whether you run Akaunting at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in custom invoice payment terms. An authenticated Manager can save a crafted payment-term value that is inserted into a client-side event-handler expression without sanitization, causing attacker-controlled JavaScript execution in the victim's authenticated session.

Affected products

Akaunting Akaunting 3.3.0

Timeline

2026-11-12: disclosed

References

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