CVE-2026-41886

HIGH

locize Client SDK: Cross-origin DOM XSS & Handler Hijack Through Missing e.origin Validation in InContext Editor

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

locize is a localization platform that connects code and i18n setup. Prior to version 4.0.21, the locize client SDK registers a window.addEventListener("message", …) handler that dispatches to registered internal handlers (editKey, commitKey, commitKeys, isLocizeEnabled, requestInitialize, …) without validating event.origin. The pre-patch listener in src/api/postMessage.js gates dispatch on event.data.sender === "i18next-editor-frame" — that value sits inside the attacker-controlled message payload, not the browser-enforced origin. Any web page that could embed or be embedded by a locize-enabled host — an iframe on a third-party page, a window.open-ed victim, a parent frame reaching down — could send a crafted postMessage and trigger the internal handlers. This issue has been patched in version 4.0.21.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/locize/locize/releases/tag/v4.0.21

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-346 CWE-79
Status published
Products (2)
locize/locize < 4.0.21
npm/locize 0 - 4.0.21npm
Published May 08, 2026
Tracked Since May 08, 2026