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CVE-2026-41240VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization v4.19 Images

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-41240· Medium 6.0

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.0 Medium : upgrade Red Hat dompurify to 3.4.0 when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.0Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 24% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Apr 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade DOMPurify and dompurify to 3.4.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
cure53DOMPurifyAffected
  • <3.4.0
Fixed in
  • 3.4.0
npmdompurifypkg:npm/dompurifyOther threatsAffected
  • <3.4.0
Fixed in
  • 3.4.0

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AI-suggested

Red Hat currently does not provide a mitigation that meets its criteria for ease of use, applicability, or stability. Users should ensure that their OpenShift Virtualization deployments do not use dynamic callback functions for element handling in DOMPurify. Applying all previously released errata and updates is recommended. Monitoring Red Hat advisories for future fixes or mitigations is advised.

Description

CVE-2026-41240 is a moderate severity vulnerability in DOMPurify, a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer used in Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization v4.19 images. The flaw arises from inconsistent handling of forbidden tags and attributes when function-based tag additions are used, allowing malicious HTML, MathML, or SVG elements to bypass sanitization and execute arbitrary code in the user's browser. Exploitation requires a specialized configuration with dynamic callback functions and user interaction, limiting the attack surface. No effective mitigation is currently available that meets Red Hat's criteria for ease of use and applicability.

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