CVE-2026-41240

EUVD-2026-25238
DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Versions prior to 3.4.0 have an inconsistency between FORBID_TAGS and FORBID_ATTR handling when function-based ADD_TAGS is used. Commit c361baa added an early exit for FORBID_ATTR at line 1214. The same fix was not applied to FORBID_TAGS. At line 1118-1123, when EXTRA_ELEMENT_HANDLING.tagCheck returns true, the short-circuit evaluation skips the FORBID_TAGS check entirely. This allows forbidden elements to survive sanitization with their attributes intact. Version 3.4.0 patches the issue.
Cross-site Scripting
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
6.1 MEDIUM
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 4%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
cure53dompurify
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< 3.4.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
node-dompurify
bookworm
vulnerable
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
forky
3.4.5+dfsg-1
fixed
sid
3.4.5+dfsg-1
fixed
trixie
vulnerable