Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119520 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119520 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119520?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 7 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Brainstorm Force Spectra through 2.20.4.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119520?
- Yes: fixed in 2.20.5. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-119520 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119520?
- Check whether you run Brainstorm Force Spectra 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 2.20.5
Technical details
The plugin fails to properly sanitize user input during web page generation, allowing stored XSS injection. The vulnerability requires contributor-level or higher privilege to exploit, and results in malicious scripts being persisted and executed in the browsers of site visitors. The attack is triggered when a victim views the affected page.
Affected products
- Brainstorm Force Spectra through 2.20.4
Timeline
- 2026-11-07: disclosed