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CVE-2026-66843: rrrene html_sanitize_ex · Untrusted Functionality Inclusion

Affects rrrene html_sanitize_exSource CVE Database V5

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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

CVSS 4.0 base score
2.3Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% 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:L/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, < bec27fec4de99e40c68c4285a610e09e791a3eaf
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

Since the vulnerability requires specific conditions for exploitation and is of low severity, immediate urgent action is not indicated until a patch or official guidance is available.

Description

Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows a remote attacker to load a document of their choosing into a trusted page via the data attribute of an <object> element in sanitized HTML. object is the one URI-bearing element in lib/html_sanitize_ex/scrubber/html5.ex never registered through allow_tag_with_uri_attributes/3, and its only guard is a prefix match on lowercase "javascript:", so mixed-case variants, data: URIs, protocol-relative URLs and same-origin paths all survive. This is not unconditional cross-site scripting. A javascript: URL does not execute through <object data> in current browsers, data: documents load in an opaque origin, and host-origin script execution additionally requires the application to serve attacker-controlled content from a same-origin path. 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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