CVE-2026-66370

html_sanitize_ex HTML5 scrubber keeps attacker-supplied form-association attributes, allowing form hijacking

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2026 at 02:49 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorHtmlsanitizeex

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to retarget a form already on the rendering page and receive whatever the victim submits, including credentials, via the form and formaction attributes on an <input> element in sanitized HTML. HTML's form attribute associates an input with any form on the page by its id even when the input sits outside that form, and formaction on a submit control overrides the owning form's action. Neither attribute receives a scheme check, so an absolute cross-origin URL survives sanitizing. No script executes. The scrubber allows neither form nor button, so the attacker cannot introduce a form of their own and the rendering page must already contain a form carrying an id. This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.5.3.

Affected

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

0.3.1 ≤ v < 1.5.30.3.11.5.0-rc.08976d64ea0b77d26093a94a43ec48a3978e8d028
Affected range stops below 1.4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.5.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

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-601

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