CVE-2026-66829: rrrene html_sanitize_ex · Open Redirect
Affects rrrene html_sanitize_exSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low : upgrade to 1.5.3 or 1.4.5 when convenient.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 47% 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:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 Aug 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade rrrene html_sanitize_ex to 1.5.3 or 1.4.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| rrrenehtml_sanitize_ex | Affected
| Fixed in
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| rrrenehtml_sanitize_ex | Affected
| Fixed in
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| rrrenehtml_sanitize_ex | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Hexhtml_sanitize_expkg:hex/html_sanitize_exOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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CPE configurations (1)
cpe:2.3:a:rrrene:html_sanitize_ex:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, avoid using vulnerable versions or sanitize HTML with alternative methods that remove meta refresh elements.
Description
URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows a remote attacker to force visitors of a page to navigate to a site of the attacker's choosing via a <meta http-equiv="refresh"> element in sanitized HTML. HtmlSanitizeEx.html5/1 keeps attacker-supplied <meta> elements in its output. A meta element acts on the whole document rather than on the fragment it was embedded in, so it can also declare document-wide directives such as Content-Security-Policy. This is not cross-site scripting. Browsers do not navigate a meta refresh to a javascript: URL, so the uppercase JAVASCRIPT: filter bypass yields no script execution and none was demonstrated. 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.
References
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/security/advisories/GHSA-2c6f-3j54-xpcr (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-66829.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-66829 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/9f7e38be51edc38f132dfe994f37af5cf5e0e76f (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/29454dc99513fd9b5b6429ab7b6695ad09889227 (opens in a new tab)