justhtml before 1.12.0 (versions <= 1.11.0) contains a mutation cross-site scripting (mXSS) vulnerability in the serialization of raw-text elements such as and . When a DOM tree is processed by sanitize_dom() using a custom policy that keeps these elements, text nodes inside them are serialized literally without escaping, allowing attacker-controlled text containing the matching closing tag sequence to break out of the raw-text context and inject arbitrary HTML into the serialized output. The default sanitization policy is not affected because it drops the contents of style and script.
CVE-2026-8630
Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.1
- EG Score
- 6.1(high)
- EG Risk
- 28(Track)EG Risk 28/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity61% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 9%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 23, 2026
Last Modified
August 26, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 23, 2026justhtml before 1.12.0 Mutation XSS via Raw Text Elements | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/justhtml-before-mutation-xss-via-raw-text-elementsMutation XSS via Literal Text Serialization in Raw Text Elements (style/script) · Advisory · EmilStenstrom/justhtml · GitHub
https://github.com/EmilStenstrom/justhtml/security/advisories/GHSA-qvc2-mg72-jjhxVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8630(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| justhtml | 0.1.0 ... 1.9.1 (56 versions) | 1.12.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 18× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)
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