Is Lxml Html Clean affected by CVE-2026-28348?

Organizations using lxml_html_clean should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2026-28348 rated CVSS 6.1. Exploitation could compromise the security of affected deployments. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available.

CVE-2026-28348

MEDIUM

2026-03-05 [email protected]

GHSA-hw26-mmpg-fqfg

6.1

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 22:06 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Mar 09, 2026 - 20:55 vuln.today

Public exploit code

Patch Released

Mar 09, 2026 - 20:55 nvd

Patch available

CVE Published

Mar 05, 2026 - 20:16 nvd

MEDIUM 6.1

Description

lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from `lxml.html.clean`. Prior to version 0.4.4, the _has_sneaky_javascript() method strips backslashes before checking for dangerous CSS keywords. This causes CSS Unicode escape sequences to bypass the @import and expression() filters, allowing external CSS loading or XSS in older browsers. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.

Analysis

lxml_html_clean versions before 0.4.4 fail to properly sanitize CSS Unicode escape sequences in the _has_sneaky_javascript() method, allowing attackers to bypass filters and inject malicious @import statements or XSS payloads. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability, which affects applications using the library for HTML sanitization. …

Remediation

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Vendor patch is available.

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KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.0

CVSS: +30

POC: +20

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