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Lxml Html Clean CVE-2026-28350

MEDIUM
Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output (CWE-116)
2026-03-05 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-xvp8-3mhv-424c
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

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

4
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

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 137 pypi packages depend on lxml-html-clean (21 direct, 117 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.4.4.

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from lxml.html.clean. Prior to version 0.4.4, the <base> tag passes through the default Cleaner configuration. While page_structure=True removes html, head, and title tags, there is no specific handling for <base>, allowing an attacker to inject it and hijack relative links on the page. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.

AnalysisAI

lxml_html_clean versions prior to 0.4.4 fail to sanitize <base> HTML tags, allowing attackers to inject malicious base tags and redirect relative links to attacker-controlled domains. Public exploit code exists for this vulnerability. The issue affects applications using the default Cleaner configuration and has been remediated in version 0.4.4.

Technical ContextAI

Classified as CWE-116 (Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output). Affects Lxml Html Clean. lxml_html_clean is a project for HTML cleaning functionalities copied from lxml.html.clean. Prior to version 0.4.4, the <base> tag passes through the default Cleaner configuration. While page_structure=True removes html, head, and title tags, there is no specific handling for <base>, allowing an attacker to inject it and hijack relative links on the page. This issue has been patched in version 0.4.4.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available — apply it immediately. Fixed in version 0.4.4.. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed

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CVE-2026-28350 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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