CVE-2026-73490

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.74.7—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 92% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
4.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Prior to 2.25.2, Loofah's HTML5 sanitizer applies its local-reference restriction only to the xlink:href attribute on SVG use and feImage elements, while browsers also accept the plain href attribute. A crafted sanitized SVG can therefore reference an arbitrary same-origin external document; use may render external SVG content containing scripts or other dangerous content, and feImage may load external images for tracking. Applications that sanitize user-supplied SVG with Loofah's default allowlist are affected. This issue is fixed in version 2.25.2.

CVSS v3
4.7
EG Score
4.7(medium)
EG Risk
21(Track)
EG Risk 21/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity47% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 12, 2026

Last Modified

September 9, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 12, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

2.25.2

Patch available: flavorjones/loofah v2.25.2

https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/releases/tag/v2.25.2
github_commit Patch Available

commit 20867b9be689 (flavorjones/loofah)

Patch available: flavorjones/loofah v2.25.2 (contains commit 20867b9be689)

https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/commit/20867b9be689521887364b74822c41ef830523c9
github_pr Patch Available

Properly restrict SVG `href`; Update `allowed_uri?` to handle whitespace character references and numeric character references without semicolons

Patch available: flavorjones/loofah v2.25.2 (PR #308 merged 2026-07-15)

https://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/pull/308

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-73490(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ruby-loofah2.19.1-1 ... 2.25.2-1 (11 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ruby-loofah2.24.0-1 ... 2.25.2-1 (6 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
ruby-loofah2.24.0-1, 2.24.1-1, 2.25.0-1, 2.25.1-1, 2.25.1-22.25.2-1—
RubyGems(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
loofah0.2.0 ... 2.9.1 (64 versions)2.25.2—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 50× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-73490?
CVE-2026-73490 is a medium vulnerability published on August 12, 2026. Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Prior to 2.25.2, Loofah's HTML5 sanitizer applies its local-reference restriction only to the xlink:href attribute on SVG use and feImage elements, while browsers also accept…
When was CVE-2026-73490 disclosed?
CVE-2026-73490 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 12, 2026, with the most recent update on September 9, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-73490 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-73490 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 92.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-73490?
CVE-2026-73490 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-73490?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-73490, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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