Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw can let attacker-controlled data run JavaScript inside a victim’s Jupyter or Colab session when Vertex AI SDK evaluation visualizations render it. The business risk is highest for teams that load external datasets or model evaluation results into notebooks used for ML operations.
Executive priority
Prioritize remediation for teams using Vertex AI evaluation notebooks with third-party or externally supplied data. This is high-risk because notebook compromise can expose credentials, data, and model artifacts.
Technical view
CVE-2026-2472 is stored XSS in Google Cloud Vertex AI SDK for Python, _genai/_evals_visualization. Versions 1.98.0 through before 1.131.0 are described as affected. Malicious script escape sequences in model evaluation results or dataset JSON may execute in Jupyter or Colab after user interaction.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely in ML, data science, or MLOps environments using google-cloud-aiplatform 1.98.0 to below 1.131.0 with Jupyter or Colab visualization workflows.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The source text says unauthenticated remote attacker, while the CVSS vector lists PR:L. User interaction is required.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports stored XSS with high CVSS 4.0 score 8.6 and CWE-79. Active exploitation is not established in the provided bundle. Note the unauthenticated wording conflicts with PR:L in the CVSS vector.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade google-cloud-aiplatform to version 1.131.0 or later.
- Review Google Cloud bulletin GCP-2026-011 for vendor guidance.
- Treat external evaluation results and dataset JSON as untrusted input.
- Avoid opening untrusted evaluation visualizations in privileged notebook sessions.
- Check Red Hat advisory applicability if using packaged affected components.
Validation and detection
- Inventory google-cloud-aiplatform versions in notebooks, images, and dependency lockfiles.
- Identify Jupyter or Colab workflows rendering Vertex AI evaluation visualizations.
- Review dataset JSON and evaluation-result ingestion paths for untrusted sources.
- Confirm upgraded environments no longer run vulnerable SDK versions.
- Document any Red Hat package exposure from RHSA-2026:10184.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.6 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/U:Amber
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/U:Amber——GoogleCloudCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N2.85.2redhat-SADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/U:Amber
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Made public.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- ADP timelineredhat-SADP
Reported to Red Hat.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
- 2026-02-20T20:03:43.567Z: Reported to Red Hat.
- 2026-02-20T19:29:12.162Z: Made public.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/support/bulletins#gcp-2026-011CVE reference, GoogleCloud
- https://github.com/JoshuaProvoste/CVE-2026-2472-Vertex-AI-SDK-Google-CloudCVE reference, CVE
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2472CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2441472CVE reference, redhat-SADP · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-2472.jsonCVE reference, redhat-SADP · x_sadp-csaf-vex
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10184CVE reference, redhat-SADP · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
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CWE details
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.