CVE-2026-41159

MEDIUM

Mermaid: Improper sanitization of configuration leads to CSS 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. Prior to 10.9.6 and 11.15.0, Mermaid's default configuration allows injecting CSS that applies outside of the Mermaid diagram via the fontFamily, themeCSS, and altFontFamily configuration options. The injected CSS exploits stylis's & (scope reference) handling. :not(&) escapes the #mermaid-xxx automatic scoping, applying styles to all page elements. Global at-rules (@font-face, @keyframes, @counter-style) are also injectable as stylis hoists them to top level. This allows page defacement and DOM attribute exfiltration via CSS :has() selectors. This vulnerability is fixed in 10.9.6 and 11.15.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 31.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (5)
mermaid-js/mermaid < 10.9.6
mermaid-js/mermaid >= 11.0.0-alpha.1, < 11.15.0
mermaid_project/mermaid < 10.9.6
npm/mermaid 0 - 10.9.6npm
npm/mermaid 11.0.0-alpha.1 - 11.15.0npm
Published May 29, 2026
Tracked Since May 29, 2026