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DOMPurify 3.4.6 Cross-Site Scripting via IN_PLACE nodeName

Type: advisorySources: OSV

DOMPurify through 3.4.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IN_PLACE mode that trusts attacker-controlled nodeName on live non-form nodes. Attackers can supply hostile live DOM objects with real script children whose observable nodeName is clobbered to appear as allowed elements, causing scripts to execute when the sanitized tree is inserted into a live document.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-65901
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 14:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DOMPurify 3.4.6 Cross-Site Scripting via IN_PLACE nodeName

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Jul 2026, 13:16 UTC

DOMPurify through 3.4.6 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IN_PLACE mode that trusts attacker-controlled nodeName on live non-form nodes. Attackers can supply hostile live DOM objects with real script children whose observable nodeName is clobbered to appear as allowed elements, causing scripts to execute when the sanitized tree is inserted into a live document.

osv:CVE-2026-65901
Complete source record
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