CVE-2026-103863: Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header protection bypass
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. Medium advisory severity (CVSS 5.4, Red Hat).
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CVE-2026-103863 key facts
- CISA KEV
- Not listed (catalog checked )
- Highest advisory severity
- Medium
- CVSS base score
- 5.4 (Red Hat)
- Weakness
- CWE-79
- Fixed releases
- Apache: 3.0.4
- VulniPulse record
- Published · Updated
Scores, vectors, weaknesses and fixed releases are quoted from vendor advisories that cover only CVE-2026-103863; bulletin-wide values are not repeated here.
Is CVE-2026-103863 exploited?
No exploitation is reported in the sources VulniPulse tracks: CVE-2026-103863 is not in the CISA KEV catalog (checked ) and no tracked advisory for it reports exploitation. That is not proof the vulnerability cannot be exploited.
How do I fix CVE-2026-103863?
Upgrade to a fixed release named by the vendor:
- Apache: 3.0.4
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.4, which fixes the issue. (Apache)
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability. (Red Hat)
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Vendor advisory comparison
Apache
1 advisory- Advisory severityUnrated
Advisory [CVE-2026-103863] Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Apache Sling Engine
CVE-2026-103863Source published Source updated
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Apache Sling Engine. Content-Type, charset, and redirect changes from an included component evade the protectheaders / checkcontenttype enforcement through setHeader(), repeated calls to setContentType(), the charset APIs, Servlet 6.1 redirect overloads, and stale config - enabling stored XSS despite enabled protections. This issue affects Apache Sling Engine before 3.0.4. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.4, which fixes the issue.
- Affected products in this advisory
- Apache Sling Engine
- Source-reported affected versions
- Apache Sling Engine before 3.0.4
- Source-reported fixed versions
- 3.0.4
- Mitigation guidance
- Users are recommended to upgrade to version 3.0.4, which fixes the issue.
Red Hat
1 advisory- Advisory severityMedium5.4
Medium [CVE-2026-103863] Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header protection bypass
CVE-2026-103863Source published Source updated
Stored Cross-Site Scripting via header protection bypass. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 5.4). Weakness: CWE-79.
- Related products — impact not confirmed
- No product details extracted. Check the source bulletin.
- Source-reported affected versions
- Affected-version details not available in this record.
- Source-reported fixed versions
- No fixed-version detail extracted. This does not mean no fix exists.
- Mitigation guidance
- Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base, or stability.
More Apache advisories
- CVE-2026-103866Nov 5, 2026Inconsistent interpretation of HTTP requests ('HTTP Request/Response smuggling')
- CVE-2026-103864Nov 5, 2026Improper output neutralization for logs in Apache Sling Engine
- CVE-2026-90436Nov 6, 2026** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Deserialization of an inbound SOAP fault in Apache Axis
- CVE-2026-85111Nov 6, 2026Apache James denial of service
- CVE-2026-85108Nov 6, 2026Apache James Mime4J denial of service
- CVE-2026-76168Nov 6, 2026In Apache James server prior version 3.9.1 relying on the SieveFileRepository incorect
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