CVE-2026-45228 Cp0204 CVE debrief

Who should care

Administrators and users of Quark Drive versions before 0.8.5 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it. This vulnerability requires authentication and could lead to session cookie exfiltration and arbitrary authenticated actions.

Technical summary

The vulnerability is caused by the use of Vue.js's v-html directive without escaping in the System Configuration page of Quark Drive. This allows authenticated attackers to inject HTML or JavaScript payloads as key names, which are then persisted to disk and executed in the browsers of all authenticated users accessing the System Configuration tab. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 5.1, indicating a medium severity.

Defensive priority

Medium priority should be given to patching Quark Drive versions before 0.8.5, as this vulnerability requires authentication but could lead to session cookie exfiltration and arbitrary authenticated actions.

Recommended defensive actions

• Patch Quark Drive to version 0.8.5 or later
• Restrict access to the System Configuration page to only necessary users
• Monitor for suspicious activity on the System Configuration tab
• Consider implementing additional security measures such as input validation and output encoding
• Review compensating controls for exposed systems while remediation is scheduled and verified
• Check relevant monitoring, detection, and logs for exposed assets that need extra review
• Track exceptions, retest remediated assets, and close the item only after evidence is documented

Evidence notes

The CVE record was published on 2026-05-13T21:16:49.583Z and was last modified on 2026-07-14T21:16:55.520Z. The NVD entry is currently Deferred. The vulnerability was reported by Vulncheck and is publicly disclosed.

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