---
id: CVE-2026-78178
title: A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the
  function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file
  jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled
  modification of object prototype …
severity: high
cvss: 7.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-94
  - CWE-1321
published: '2026-08-24'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78178'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/jqwidgets/jQWidgets/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/jqwidgets/jQWidgets/issues/764'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-78178'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/884182'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/394562'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/394562/cti'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00585
epssPercentile: 0.46497
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.554Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was determined in jQWidgets up to 24.0.1. This affects the function JQXLite.extend/jqxBaseFramework.extend of the file jqwidgets/jqx-all.js. This manipulation causes improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes. The attack can be initiated remotely. The reported GitHub issue was closed with the label "not planned".

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.