CVE-2026-74793
justhtml before 3.11.0 XSS via selectedcontent projection
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Active
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
justhtml before 3.11.0 XSS via selectedcontent projection
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2026-74793- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-64656
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2026-64656- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7rw-29pr-mcj6
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer...
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
- Record
GHSA-h7rw-29pr-mcj6- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2026-74793- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
justhtml before 3.11.0 XSS via selectedcontent projection
justhtml before 3.11.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability where the default sanitizer bypasses event handler removal in selectedcontent projections. Attackers can inject SVG or MathML elements with event handlers that are cloned and reinserted into output without sanitization, enabling stored or reflected XSS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2026-74793- CVSS 4.0
- 5.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-74793 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Emilstenstrom Justhtml, published August 23, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/EmilStenstrom/justhtml/security/advisories/GHSA-gjf2-f4jc-69xf
vulncheck.com/advisories/justhtml-before-xss-via-selectedcontent-projection
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74793