{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:helpy.io:helpy:2.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "2.8.0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "2.8.0"
              }
            ],
            "source": [
              "AFFECTED_FIELD",
              "CPE_STRING"
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "c7a58bd5a1bfcf72e29d8308041879148ed200ae"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "c7a58bd5a1bfcf72e29d8308041879148ed200ae"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/helpyio/helpy",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.8.0"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Fluid Attacks",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40230.json"
  },
  "details": "Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the knowledge base Doc rendering logic. An authenticated attacker with admin or agent editor privileges can persist arbitrary HTML or JavaScript in the body field of a knowledge base Doc.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-40230",
  "modified": "2026-07-15T01:49:16.962761832Z",
  "published": "2026-04-29T15:39:09.093Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://fluidattacks.com/es/advisories/prisioneros"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40230.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40230"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/helpyio/helpy"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.8.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Helpy 2.8.0 - Stored XSS in knowledgebase Doc body rendering"
}