CVE-2026-49825: lxml · Cross-site Scripting
Affects lxmlSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 6.1.1 soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 22% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 6.1.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade lxml to 6.1.1.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| lxml lxml | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.1, link attributes in ``lxml.html.defs.link_attrs`` were missing ``xlink:href``, which can be used for URL bypass attacks in embedded SVG/MathML/etc. content. This vulnerability was fixed in lxml 6.1.1 and lxml_html_clean 0.4.5.
References
- github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/security/advisories/GHSA-4jhm-jv67-739f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/commit/322357ac61c6cf80fcbaba53b4e92e31f3ded9f2 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/5927a6d5e851845140975d99b65461e255caaab0 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/releases/tag/0.4.5 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxml/lxml/releases/tag/lxml-6.1.1 (opens in a new tab)