# CVE-2026-27156: PYSEC-2026-2232 - NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. Prior to version 3.8.0, several NiceGUI APIs that execute methods on client-side elements (`Element.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-27156-nicegui-vulnerable-to-xss-via-code-injection-during-client-side  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-02-24  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-27156 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2026-02-24

NiceGUI is a Python-based UI framework. Prior to version 3.8.0, several NiceGUI APIs that execute methods on client-side elements (`Element.run_method()`, `AgGrid.run_grid_method()`, `EChart.run_chart_method()`, and others) use an `eval()` fallback in the JavaScript-side `runMethod()` function. When user-controlled input is passed as the method name, an attacker can inject arbitrary JavaScript that executes in the victim's browser. Additionally, `Element.run_method()` and `Element.get_computed_prop()` used string interpolation instead of `json.dumps()` for the method/property name, allowing quote injection to break out of the intended string context. Version 3.8.0 contains a fix.

Technologies: [nicegui (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/nicegui). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-27156 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-27156 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-27156?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 24 February 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** nicegui (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-27156?** Yes. nicegui (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-27156?** Check whether you run nicegui (PyPI) 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

- nicegui (PyPI): upgrade to 3.8.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "nicegui>=3.8.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- nicegui (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.8.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-27156
- GHSA-78qv-3mpx-9cqq
- PYSEC-2026-2232

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