Low severity · published Sep 29, 2026
CVE-2026-97711
Serialize JavaScript: Cross-site scripting (XSS) via unescaped </script> in serialized function bodies
2.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Serialize JavaScript serializes JavaScript values to a superset of JSON that includes regular expressions and functions. From 7.1.1 until 7.1.2, function values serialized by serialize-javascript are not fully protected against script-closing tags in attacker-influenced function source because SCRIPT_CLOSE_REGEXP can consume a second closing tag inside one match. When the serialized function is embedded in a script element, the surviving closing tag terminates the element early and causes the remaining output to be parsed as HTML, enabling cross-site scripting in the page origin. Only function values are affected; ordinary data values and options.isJSON output are unaffected. This issue is fixed in version 7.1.2.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
serialize-javascript · yahoo
>= 7.1.1, < 7.1.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97711
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97711
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-gfhx-hw2g-v5hg
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/commit/2bdbaaff9cb8a4639135eb24cfcd383d3fefb534
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/releases/tag/v7.1.2
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