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CVE-2026-68747: rrrene html_sanitize_ex · Injection

Affects rrrene html_sanitize_exSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 2.3 Low : upgrade to 1.5.4 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
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.5.4, 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 1.5.4 or 1.4.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • >=1.5.0-rc.0 <1.5.4
Fixed in
  • 1.5.4
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • >=0.3.1 <1.4.5
Fixed in
  • 1.4.5
rrrenehtml_sanitize_exAffected
  • ≥ 21f90012eb21aa36f4e3701b7547e12faf0f3c8b, < 0b9f9ad63a7529d4f2c3c1134c371adc3e654308
Fixed in–
Hexhtml_sanitize_expkg:hex/html_sanitize_exOther threatsAffected
  • >=0.3.1 <1.4.5
  • >=1.5.0-rc.0 <1.5.4
Fixed in
  • 1.4.5
  • 1.5.4

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 using affected versions and consider additional filtering or sanitization measures to block CSS at-rules such as '@import'.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject CSS at-rules, including an import of a remote stylesheet, into a page served to other users. HtmlSanitizeEx.Scrubber.CSS.scrub/1 applies its property and value allowlist through a Regex.replace over substrings matching a property: value declaration pattern, so input that does not match that pattern is never inspected and is copied to the output unchanged. @import url(//attacker.example/style.css); survives, while the same URL inside a background: url(...) declaration is removed. Element boundaries are resolved before the scrubber runs, so injected content does not escape the <style> element and no script executes. This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.4.5 and from 1.5.0-rc.0 before 1.5.4.

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