CVE-2026-44990: ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer wi…
ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Under the default configuration, versions of `sanitize-html` prior to 2.17.4 can turn attacker-controlled content inside a disallowed `xmp` element into live HTML or JavaScript. This is a sanitizer bypass in the default `disallowedTagsMode: 'discard'` path and can lead to stored XSS in applications that render sanitized output back to users. Version 2.17.4 patches the issue.
- Published by source
- 2026-06-12
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-26
- Last verified
- 2026-10-26
What the official notice says
Risk: critical severity (CVSS 9.3)
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Sources
- NIST National Vulnerability Database Tier A · official published 2026-06-12
Evidence ledger
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| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1873 | new | 2026-10-26 | 13adb8ecb342…5f0da3 | 022af0c2298b…a3393c |
Chain head: #1913 68d492d71c09…880c23