CVE-2026-41149
MEDIUMMermaid: Improper sanitization of `classDef` in state diagrams leads to HTML injection
Title source: cnaDescription
Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. Versions 10.9.5 and earlier, as well as 11.0.0-alpha.1 through 11.14.0, are vulnerable to HTML injection under the default configuration. Specifically, the classDef directive in Mermaid state diagrams permits DOM injection that escapes the SVG context. However, <script> tags are stripped, which prevents cross-site scripting (XSS). This issue has been fixed in versions 10.9.6 and 11.15.0. If developers are unable to immediately upgrade, they can work around this issue by setting "securityLevel": "sandbox", which prevents the issue by rendering the mermaid diagram in a sandboxed <iframe>.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-ghcm-xqfw-q4vr
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/37ff937f1da2e19f882fd1db01235db4d01f4056
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/4e2d512bf5bf6f9de1a8f0a48da78dc4d09ac4f3
Scores
CVSS v4
5.3
EPSS
0.0052
EPSS Percentile
39.9%
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (4)
mermaid-js/mermaid
< 10.9.6
mermaid-js/mermaid
>= 11.0.0-alpha.1, < 11.15.0
npm/mermaid
0 - 10.9.6npm
npm/mermaid
11.0.0-alpha.1 - 11.15.0npm
Published
May 22, 2026
Tracked Since
May 23, 2026