CVE-2026-42338

ip-address: XSS in Address6 HTML-emitting methods

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 12, 2026 at 07:43 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 06:10 PM UTC
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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

ip-address is a library for parsing and manipulating IPv4 and IPv6 addresses in JavaScript. Prior to 10.1.1, Address6.group() and Address6.link() do not HTML-escape attacker-controlled content before embedding it in the HTML strings they return, and AddressError.parseMessage (emitted by the Address6 constructor for invalid input) can contain unescaped attacker-controlled content in one branch. An application that (1) passes untrusted input to Address6 and (2) renders the output of these methods, or the thrown error's parseMessage, as HTML (e.g. via innerHTML) is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.1.1.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 10.1.1
Affected range stops below 10.1.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788260620 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788260684 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788273908 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788273909 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788273977 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 1788290314 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (34)

x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/beaugunderson/ip-address/security/advisories/GHSA-v2v4-37r5-5v8g
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
Source: 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42338

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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