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CVE-2026-44990: apostrophecms sanitize-html · Cross-site Scripting

Affects apostrophecms sanitize-htmlSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade to 2.17.4 as a priority.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.17.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 24 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade apostrophecms sanitize-html to 2.17.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
apostrophecmssanitize-htmlAffected
  • <2.17.4
Fixed in
  • 2.17.4
npmsanitize-htmlpkg:npm/sanitize-htmlOther threatsAffected
  • <2.17.4
Fixed in
  • 2.17.4

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in sanitize-html version 2.17.4. Users and administrators should upgrade to version 2.17.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Red Hat advisories indicate no effective mitigation other than applying the official fix. No temporary workaround meeting Red Hat's criteria is currently available.

Description

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Under the default configuration, versions of `sanitize-html` prior to 2.17.4 can turn attacker-controlled content inside a disallowed `xmp` element into live HTML or JavaScript. This is a sanitizer bypass in the default `disallowedTagsMode: 'discard'` path and can lead to stored XSS in applications that render sanitized output back to users. Version 2.17.4 patches the issue.

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