CVE-2026-68747: rrrene html_sanitize_ex · Injection
Affects rrrene html_sanitize_exSource CVE Database V5
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
- 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: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 1.5.4 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, 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.
References
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/security/advisories/GHSA-87v2-pfhj-r5x7 (opens in a new tab)
- cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-68747.html (opens in a new tab)
- osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-68747 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/0b9f9ad63a7529d4f2c3c1134c371adc3e654308 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/rrrene/html_sanitize_ex/commit/c311a499db0b0baef06493fb3cfeb730c0f18f28 (opens in a new tab)