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CVE-2026-44990VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Virtualization v4.19 Images

Affects Red HatSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-44990· Critical 9.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.3 Critical : upgrade Red Hat sanitize-html to 2.17.4 as a priority.

Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 05:11 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.3Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 52% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.17.4
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: 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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade sanitize-html to 2.17.4.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
apostrophecmssanitize-htmlAffected
  • <2.17.4
Fixed in
  • 2.17.4
npmsanitize-htmlpkg:npm/sanitize-htmlOther threatsAffected
  • <2.17.4
Fixed in
  • 2.17.4

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in sanitize-html version 2.17.4. Users and vendors should upgrade to version 2.17.4 or later to remediate this vulnerability. Red Hat advisories indicate that no alternative mitigations meet their criteria, so applying the official patch is the recommended action.

Description

OpenShift Virtualization is Red Hat's virtualization solution designed for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform. This advisory contains OpenShift Virtualization v4.19 images.

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