CVE-2026-49825
lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.1, link attributes in ``lxml.html.defs.link_attrs`` were missing ``xlink:href``, which can be used for URL bypass attacks in embedded SVG/MathML/etc. content. This vulnerability was fixed in lxml 6.1.1 and lxml_html_clean 0.4.5.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 22% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)
- CWEs
- CWE-79, CWE-184
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-4jhm-jv67-739f | PyPI | lxml-html-clean | <0.4.5 | 0.4.5 |
| PYSEC-2026-2614 | PyPI | lxml-html-clean | <0.4.5 | 0.4.5 |
References
- https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/commit/322357ac61c6cf80fcbaba53b4e92e31f3ded9f2
- https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/releases/tag/0.4.5
- https://github.com/fedora-python/lxml_html_clean/security/advisories/GHSA-4jhm-jv67-739f
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/commit/5927a6d5e851845140975d99b65461e255caaab0
- https://github.com/lxml/lxml/releases/tag/lxml-6.1.1