CVE-2026-41238
MEDIUM
NVD
CVSS Score
6.9
Severity
MEDIUM
Published
Apr 23, 2026
Vendor
unknown
Description
DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Versions 3.0.1 through 3.3.3 are vulnerable to a prototype pollution-based XSS bypass. When an application uses `DOMPurify.sanitize()` with the default configuration (no `CUSTOM_ELEMENT_HANDLING` option), a prior prototype pollution gadget can inject permissive `tagNameCheck` and `attributeNameCheck` regex values into `Object.prototype`, causing DOMPurify to allow arbitrary custom elements with arbitrary attributes โ including event handlers โ through sanitization. Version 3.4.0 fixes the issue.