CVE-2026-0540

ADVISORY - github

Summary

DOMPurify 3.1.3 through 3.3.1 and 2.5.3 through 2.5.8, fixed in 2.5.9 and 3.3.2, contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to bypass attribute sanitization by exploiting five missing rawtext elements (noscript, xmp, noembed, noframes, iframe) in the SAFE_FOR_XML regex. Attackers can include payloads like </noscript><img src=x onerror=alert(1)> in attribute values to execute JavaScript when sanitized output is placed inside these unprotected rawtext contexts.

EPSS Score: 0.00029 (0.079)

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

ADVISORY - nist

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

ADVISORY - github

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

ADVISORY - redhat

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')


NIST

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-0540
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

2.8

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)

CVSS SCORE

5.1medium

GitHub

CREATED

UPDATED

EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

2.8

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)

CVSS SCORE

5.1medium

Debian

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-0540
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-
RATING UNAVAILABLE FROM ADVISORY

Ubuntu

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-0540
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

-

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)-

CVSS SCORE

N/Amedium

Red Hat

CREATED

UPDATED

ADVISORY IDCVE-2026-0540
EXPLOITABILITY SCORE

2.8

EXPLOITS FOUND
-
COMMON WEAKNESS ENUMERATION (CWE)

CVSS SCORE

6.1medium