# CVE-2026-40229

> Vulnerability · severity: **MEDIUM** (CVSS 5.4).

## Description

Helpy contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the post author display logic. Any registered user can persist arbitrary HTML in their account name field and cause it to be rendered unescaped in public forum threads where they participate, in the admin ticket view, and in HTML notification emails sent to other users.This issue affects helpy: 2.8.0.

## Key facts

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-40229
- **Published:** 2026-04-29
- **CVSS severity:** MEDIUM
- **CVSS base score:** 5.4
- **CWE codes:** CWE-79

## Affected products

- `helpy.io:helpy`

## Primary sources

- NIST NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40229

## Citation

> AI Analytics. CVE-2026-40229. Retrieved 2026-07-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/cve/CVE-2026-40229. Derived from NIST NVD. Licensed CC0.

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