CVE-2026-27120
MEDIUMLeafKit < 1.4.1 - Cross-Site Scripting via Extended Grapheme Cluster Bypass
Title source: llmDescription
Leafkit is a templating language with Swift-inspired syntax. Prior to 1.4.1, htmlEscaped in leaf-kit will only escape html special characters if the extended grapheme clusters match, which allows bypassing escaping by using an extended grapheme cluster containing both the special html character and some additional characters. In the case of html attributes, this can lead to XSS if there is a leaf variable in the attribute that is user controlled. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.4.1.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/vapor/leaf-kit/security/advisories/GHSA-4hfh-fch3-5q7p
Scores
CVSS v3
6.1
EPSS
0.0002
EPSS Percentile
4.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-79
CWE-87
CWE-75
Status
published
Products (3)
SwiftURL/github.com/vapor/leaf-kit
0 - 1.4.1SwiftURL
SwiftURL/leaf-kit
0 - 1.4.1SwiftURL
vapor/leafkit
< 1.14.1
Published
Feb 20, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 21, 2026