Low severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-115897
Serialize JavaScript: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via unescaped </script at the end of a serialized function body
New
2.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Serialize JavaScript serializes JavaScript values to a superset of JSON that includes regular expressions and functions. Prior to 7.1.3, the function-source escaping logic does not neutralize a bare closing-script prefix when attacker-influenced function source text ends exactly at that prefix. Because each function body is escaped independently, a delimiter supplied by surrounding serialized output can terminate an HTML script element, and a later serialized value supplies injected markup that becomes a live element in the page. Exploitation requires control of a serialized function's source text, such as through a spoofed toString(). This issue is fixed in version 7.1.3.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
serialize-javascript · yahoo
< 7.1.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115897
github.com
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/commit/2864b3c6260a3bfd52d2db3e70d1a079de108a61
github.com
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/pull/235
github.com
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/releases/tag/v7.1.3
github.com
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-m5mm-p8h7-m29v
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