01 Record
CVE-2026-53427
Cross-site scripting in MDEx via unescaped highlight_lines_class code-fence attribute
LowPUBLISHEDCNA: EEF
CNA base score2.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
02 Description
Cross-site scripting in MDEx via unescaped highlight_lines_class code-fence attribute
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 52.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 2.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-25.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-06-29 18:50Z4 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-06-30 04:37Z4 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-06-09
- Assigning CNA
- EEF
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 2.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- e46692adaf1ce030344e447e47e087044beffe81588ee62a9fec1ee914bc5fd8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
leandrocpmdex0.11.3 to < 0.12.3, 0d7ffc84ea742e1daf666426814e5bb6d0499433 to < 6ed94d905f97af188323f042698ae841c02293b4—
leandrocpmdex_native0.1.0 to < 0.2.3, 956528c5e31746253347029e810a969ab916fd27 to < 798a363b4339f6f7162ec8437c4c9f9b5ae6fbf3—
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/leandrocp/mdex_native/security/advisories/GHSA-v664-pmxr-mxxx
- cna.erlef.orghttps://cna.erlef.org/cves/CVE-2026-53427.html
- osv.devhttps://osv.dev/vulnerability/EEF-CVE-2026-53427
- github.comhttps://github.com/leandrocp/mdex_native/commit/798a363b4339f6f7162ec8437c4c9f9b5ae6fbf3