{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-85268", "assignerOrgId": "f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GoogleCloud", "dateReserved": "2026-09-03T16:36:41.159Z", "datePublished": "2026-10-30T10:20:06.249Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T10:20:06.249Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "f45cbf4e-4146-4068-b7e1-655ffc2c548c", "shortName": "GoogleCloud", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-30T10:20:06.249Z" }, "title": "Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Firebase Auth Handler via Malicious Bundle ID", "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-79", "description": "CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting')", "type": "CWE" } ] } ], "impacts": [ { "capecId": "CAPEC-63", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "CAPEC-63 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)" } ] } ], "affected": [ { "vendor": "Google Cloud", "product": "Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication", "platforms": [ "iOS" ], "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "0", "lessThan": "2026-08-14", "versionType": "date" } ], "defaultStatus": "unaffected" } ], "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) vulnerability in the auth/handler in Google Cloud Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication versions prior to 2026-08-14 on iOS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript using a malicious iOS bundle ID.", "supportingMedia": [ { "type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "
A Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79) vulnerability in the auth/handler in Google Cloud Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication versions prior to 2026-08-14 on iOS allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript using a malicious iOS bundle ID.
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