htmlsanitizeex vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting htmlsanitizeex, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 6 tracked.
htmlsanitizeex has 6 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 6. Most recent: 2026-08-06. Highest priority: CVE-2026-68749 (score 45/100).
- CVE-2026-68749 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows
- CVE-2026-68750 HIGH 7.5 UPGRADE Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity vulnerability in the traversal engine in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows an
- CVE-2026-66829 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitiz
- CVE-2026-66843 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sa
- CVE-2026-68747 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') vulnerabili
- CVE-2026-66370 MEDIUM 6.1 UPGRADE URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') vulnerability in the HTML5 scrubber in rrrene html_sanitiz
FAQ
How do I fix htmlsanitizeex vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is htmlsanitizeex being exploited right now?
None of the tracked htmlsanitizeex CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which htmlsanitizeex CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2026-68749 currently ranks highest (45/100): Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity vulnerability in the CSS scrubber in rrrene html_sanitize_ex allows .