VulnerabilityPublished 13 Aug 2026Updated 29 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-44708: Jupyterlab · Mistune Math Plugin has an XSS Escape Bypass

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-44708· Medium 6.1

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium : upgrade to 4.5.7_1 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.1Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Patch: Available – fixed in 4.5.7_1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 May 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 29 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade jupyterlab to 4.5.7_1.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Homebrewjupyterlab`pkg:brew/jupyterlab`Other threats	Affected >=1.2.0 <4.5.7_1	Fixed in 4.5.7_1

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AI-suggested

A patch is available in JupyterLab version 4.5.7_1 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should upgrade to version 4.5.7_1 or later to mitigate the issue. Until upgraded, avoid enabling or using the Mistune math plugin with untrusted user input or disable math rendering in markdown if possible.

Description

The Mistune math plugin used in JupyterLab versions >=1.2.0 and <4.5.7_1 has a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper escaping of user-supplied content inside math delimiters ($...$ and $$...$$). This allows raw HTML and script tags to be injected and executed in the browser, bypassing the expected escape mechanism. A fix is available in version 4.5.7_1.

Impact

An attacker can inject arbitrary HTML or JavaScript code inside math delimiters in markdown content processed by the vulnerable Mistune math plugin, leading to cross-site scripting (XSS). This can result in execution of malicious scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially exposing sensitive information or enabling further attacks. The vulnerability bypasses the escape mechanism that is expected to sanitize user input, increasing the risk of exploitation.

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