CVE-2026-52846

MEDIUM

Caddy: stripHTML template function bypass

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to 2.11.4, Caddy’s stripHTML template function cannot reliably remove all HTML tags from input strings. Certain malformed HTML, such as <<>img src=x onerror=alert()>, can bypass the tag-stripping logic, potentially leaving dangerous content in the output if it is later rendered as HTML. This may allow client-side XSS in cases where untrusted strings are rendered unsafely. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.4.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 4.2
EPSS 0.0017
EPSS Percentile 7.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-116
Status published
Products (1)
caddyserver/caddy < 2.11.4 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jun 23, 2026
Tracked Since Jun 24, 2026