CVE-2026-41159

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Description

Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. Prior to 10.9.6 and 11.15.0, Mermaid's default configuration allows injecting CSS that applies outside of the Mermaid diagram via the fontFamily, themeCSS, and altFontFamily configuration options. The injected CSS exploits stylis's & (scope reference) handling. :not(&) escapes the #mermaid-xxx automatic scoping, applying styles to all page elements. Global at-rules (@font-face, @keyframes, @counter-style) are also injectable as stylis hoists them to top level. This allows page defacement and DOM attribute exfiltration via CSS :has() selectors. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.9.6 and 11.15.0.

References

https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-87f9-hvmw-gh4p

https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.6

https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/[email protected]

https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/64769738d5b59211e1decb471ffbaca8afec51aahttps://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/a9d9f0d8eb790349121508688cd338253fd80d76

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-29

Updated: 2026-05-29

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00047