CLEANSTART-2026-II21101: When coalescing adjacent text nodes in addText and fosterParent, appending to an existing TextNode's Data via string concatenation (n

Published Nov 13, 2026
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Updated

CVE-2026-78661 affects multiple packages. When coalescing adjacent text nodes in addText and fosterParent, appending to an existing TextNode's Data via string concatenation (n. See references for individual vulnerability details.

Affected Software

8 affected componentsFixes available
cleanstart/knative-serving<1.23.0-r6
1.23.0-r6
cleanstart/kube-state-metrics<2.17.0-r12
2.17.0-r12
cleanstart/rundeck<6.0.1-r11
6.0.1-r11
cleanstart/vault<2.2.1-r0
2.2.1-r0
cleanstart/vault<2.1.2-r0
2.1.2-r0
cleanstart/trust-manager<0.23.0-r5
0.23.0-r5
cleanstart/knative-net-istio<1.20.4-r15
1.20.4-r15
cleanstart/trust-manager<0.25.0-r1
0.25.0-r1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/knative-serving to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.23.0-r6
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/kube-state-metrics to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.17.0-r12
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/rundeck to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.0.1-r11
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/vault to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.2.1-r0
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/vault to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.1.2-r0
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/trust-manager to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.23.0-r5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/knative-net-istio to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 1.20.4-r15
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade cleanstart/trust-manager to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 0.25.0-r1

Event History

Nov 13, 2026
Advisory Published
via OSV·12:37 AM
Data Sourced
via OSV·12:37 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Child vulnerabilities

Contains the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Which deployments should be reviewed?

Review deployments using cleanstart/vault, cleanstart/trust-manager, cleanstart/knative-serving, cleanstart/kube-state-metrics, cleanstart/rundeck, or cleanstart/knative-net-istio. The provided data does not identify affected or fixed versions.

2

What access does an attacker need to exploit this issue?

The CVSS vector indicates network-based exploitation with low attack complexity. It requires no privileges and no user interaction.

3

What is the stated security impact?

The CVSS vector indicates high confidentiality impact, with no stated integrity or availability impact. The issue is rated high severity with a CVSS score of 7.5.

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