[ CVE-2026-116538 · Published 26 Oct 2026 ]
Vulnerability in mganss HtmlSanitizer
CVSS 4.7
EPSS <1%No fix listed yet
[ Description ]Official description
HtmlSanitizer before 9.2.1039 and 10.0 prereleases before 10.0.1037-beta contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability because SanitizeDom(string) never sanitizes attributes on the html and body wrapper elements. Attackers can supply input with a second body or html tag carrying event handlers like onload, executing script when applications render serialized document or body outer HTML.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/blob/v9.2.995/src/HtmlSanitizer/HtmlSanitizer.cs
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/blob/v9.2.995/src/HtmlSanitizer/HtmlSanitizer.cs
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/commit/96afbc818e64de7571ea17954a05d523e819c56f
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/commit/ab626e7a4f2893f7e9ec0a72779ae19c5ec439a7
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/releases/tag/v10.0.1037-beta
- github.com/mganss/HtmlSanitizer/releases/tag/v9.2.1039
- joshua.hu/htmlsanitizer-sanitizedom-body-html-attribute-bypass
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/htmlsanitizer-before-9.2.1039-xss-via-sanitizedom-body-and…