Is sanitize-html affected by CVE-2026-44990?

npm sanitize-html is affected in >=2.17.3 <2.17.4.

Is CVE-2026-44990 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

critical

CVE-2026-44990

Q: Is CVE-2026-44990 being exploited?

Not on the CISA KEV list. EPSS exploit probability is 0.3%.

npm · sanitize-html

Summary

Apostrophe has default XSS via `xmp` raw-text passthrough in `sanitize-html`

Severity: critical
EPSS: 0.3% (p24)
Also known as: GHSA-rpr9-rxv7-x643
Published: 2026-05-14

References

https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/security/advisories/GHSA-rpr9-rxv7-x643
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44990
https://github.com/apostrophecms/apostrophe/issues/5418

Related advisories

CVE-2026-40186 — medium · npm/sanitize-html

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