CVE-2026-78178

HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-24. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(high)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: 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
Severity73% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 24, 2026

Last Modified

August 27, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 24, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

GitHub - jqwidgets/jQWidgets: Angular, Vue, React, Web Components, Blazor, Javascript, jQuery and ASP .NET Framework, · GitHub

https://github.com/jqwidgets/jQWidgets/
generic

Prototype pollution in jqwidgets-framework JQXLite.extend deep merge · Issue #764 · jqwidgets/jQWidgets · GitHub

https://github.com/jqwidgets/jQWidgets/issues/764

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78178(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 103× 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.

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  1. 2026-09-19 19:27 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-12 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78178?
CVE-2026-78178 is a high vulnerability published on August 24, 2026. A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported…
When was CVE-2026-78178 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 24, 2026, with the most recent update on August 27, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78178 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78178 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 62.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78178?
CVE-2026-78178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78178?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78178, 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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