Medium severity · published Jul 23, 2026
CVE-2026-65911
DOMPurify before 3.4.0 XSS via ADD_ATTR/ADD_TAGS State Leakage
6.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In DOMPurify through 3.3.3, function predicates supplied via ADD_ATTR or ADD_TAGS to DOMPurify.sanitize() persist in internal state (EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING) across subsequent sanitize() calls on the same instance. If a later call on the same instance provides ADD_ATTR or ADD_TAGS as an array rather than a function, the previously set function handler is neither cleared nor overwritten, so it continues to approve attacker-controlled attributes or tags. This can allow dangerous event-handler attributes or forbidden tags (bypassing FORBID_TAGS) to survive sanitization, resulting in cross-site scripting. The vendor (Cure53) considers this an edge case outside DOMPurify's threat model; the referenced advisory lists 3.4.0 as the patched version.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 27% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DO
DOMPurify · cure53
before 3.4.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65911
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65911
Exploit
https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-9p3w-6h5p-cv75
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/dompurify-before-xss-via-add-attr-add-tags-state-leakage
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