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CVE-2026-66370: rrrene html_sanitize_ex · Open Redirect

Affects rrrene html_sanitize_exSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.8 Medium : upgrade to 1.5.3 or 1.4.5 when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
4.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.5.3, 1.4.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 Aug 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 5 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade rrrene html_sanitize_ex to 1.5.3 or 1.4.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • >=1.5.0-rc.0 <1.5.3
Fixed in
  • 1.5.3
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • >=0.3.1 <1.4.5
Fixed in
  • 1.4.5
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • ≥ 8976d64ea0b77d26093a94a43ec48a3978e8d028, < a1e804ed997e780ea71d14393cf2f701330553a6
Fixed in–
Hexhtml_sanitize_expkg:hex/html_sanitize_exOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.3.1 <1.4.5
  • >=1.5.0-rc.0 <1.5.3
Fixed in
  • 1.4.5
  • 1.5.3

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:rrrene:html_sanitize_ex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should be cautious when sanitizing HTML with html_sanitize_ex versions >=0.3.1 and <1.5.3, especially in contexts where untrusted input can influence form input elements. Consider additional validation or filtering of form and formaction attributes outside of the sanitizer to prevent cross-origin URLs.

Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retarget a form already on the rendering page and receive whatever the victim submits, including credentials, via the form and formaction attributes on an <input> element in sanitized HTML. HTML's form attribute associates an input with any form on the page by its id even when the input sits outside that form, and formaction on a submit control overrides the owning form's action. Neither attribute receives a scheme check, so an absolute cross-origin URL survives sanitizing. No script executes. The scrubber allows neither form nor button, so the attacker cannot introduce a form of their own and the rendering page must already contain a form carrying an id. This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.4.5 and from 1.5.0-rc.0 before 1.5.3.

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