CVE-2026-54181

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.4 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 78% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. From 6.0.0 until 6.8.14 and 7.0.38, src/resources/views/crud/columns/color.blade.php inverts the escaped and raw rendering branches controlled by $column['escaped'], which defaults to true, causing $column['text'] to be rendered unescaped by default. An attacker who can store an unsanitized value in a color column can execute script in the browser of a user who views the CRUD list, including an administrator, with access to the victim's session-backed application capabilities. Exploitation requires write access to the stored color value and a victim viewing the list. This issue is fixed in versions 6.8.14 and 7.0.38.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(medium)
EG Risk
24(Track)
EG Risk 24/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_release, github, github_pr, github_commit.
github_release Patch Available

7.0.38 🌈

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 7.0.38

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/7.0.38
github_release Patch Available

6.8.14 🌈

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 6.8.14

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/releases/tag/6.8.14
github_commit Patch Available

commit 76c3a6e50e3f (Laravel-Backpack/CRUD)

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 6.8.15 (contains commit 76c3a6e50e3f)

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/76c3a6e50e3fbd6d5f633208da5b04acb8322969
github_commit Patch Available

commit 608652b1020b (Laravel-Backpack/CRUD)

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 7.0.41 (contains commit 608652b1020b)

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/commit/608652b1020ba274781f222d2959d7780a559a08
github_pr Patch Available

fixes

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 6.8.15 (PR #5994 merged 2026-05-18)

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5994
github_pr Patch Available

fix color display

Patch available: Laravel-Backpack/CRUD 7.0.41 (PR #5992 merged 2026-05-18)

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/pull/5992
github Patch Available

Stored XSS in the color column — the `@if($column['escaped'])` branches are inverted · Advisory · Laravel-Backpack/CRUD · GitHub

https://github.com/Laravel-Backpack/CRUD/security/advisories/GHSA-mmg4-322v-6jvc

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-54181(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Packagist(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
backpack/crud7.0.0 ... 7.0.9 (38 versions)7.0.38—

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 11× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-18 22:46 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-17 22:14 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-16 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-14 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-14 20:15 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-14 18:35 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-20 18:42 UTCEG score recompute

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-54181?
CVE-2026-54181 is a medium vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. backpack/crud provides Create, Read, Update & Delete (CRUD) functions for Backpack, a collection of Laravel packages that help users build custom administration panels. From 6.0.0 until 6.8.14 and 7.0.38, src/resources/views/crud/columns/color.blade.php inverts the escaped and raw rendering…
When was CVE-2026-54181 disclosed?
CVE-2026-54181 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-54181 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-54181 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 77.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-54181?
CVE-2026-54181 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-54181?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-54181, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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