CVE-2026-126209: flavorjones loofah · Cross-site Scripting
Affects flavorjones loofahSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 2.25.3 when convenient.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 21:22 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 5.3 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 2.25.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade flavorjones loofah to 2.25.3.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| flavorjonesloofah | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade loofah to version 2.25.3 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is indicated or required.
Description
CVE-2026-126209 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the flavorjones loofah library versions 2.25.0 through 2.25.2. The flaw arises from improper handling of semicolon-less numeric character references in URIs, allowing malicious scripts to be injected via crafted href or other URI attributes. This issue is fixed in version 2.25.3.
References
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-p9wj-w8xq-vjx6 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/pull/324 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/62c04841e8252a1b5373afcd2b89fb9b8279e317 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/flavorjones/loofah/releases/tag/v2.25.3 (opens in a new tab)