CVE-2026-41149

MEDIUM

Mermaid: Improper sanitization of `classDef` in state diagrams leads to HTML injection

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

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>.

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