Description
DOMPurify before 3.4.13 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IN_PLACE sanitization where element-removal hooks fail to neutralize detached subtrees. Attackers can supply HTML with event handlers on descendant elements that execute after sanitization completes, even though the returned root appears clean.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description DOMPurify before 3.4.13 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IN_PLACE sanitization where element-removal hooks fail to neutralize detached subtrees. Attackers can supply HTML with event handlers on descendant elements that execute after sanitization completes, even though the returned root appears clean.
Title DOMPurify before 3.4.13 Cross-Site Scripting via IN_PLACE hook
First Time appeared Cure53
Cure53 dompurify
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cure53:dompurify:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Cure53
Cure53 dompurify
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


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Cure53 Dompurify
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T13:38:34.515Z

Reserved: 2026-08-18T10:59:33.701Z

Link: CVE-2026-75838

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-18T12:19:34.050

Modified: 2026-08-18T14:18:11.220

Link: CVE-2026-75838

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:00:05Z

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