CVE-2025-11844Public exploitNetwork attack vector

DOM query manipulation via unescaped XPath search

Published Oct 22, 2025 · Updated Oct 22, 2025

XPath injection in Hugging Face smolagents before 1.22.0 allows remote attackers to alter browser-agent DOM searches via crafted text. The search_item_ctrl_f function passes text into a Selenium XPath contains() predicate without escaping quotes or XPath operators. Exploitation requires a user to run the affected browser workflow; injected predicates can select unintended DOM elements and corrupt agent decisions, but no code execution is reported.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.26%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

XPath injection in Hugging Face smolagents before 1.22.0 allows remote attackers to alter browser-agent DOM searches via crafted text. The search_item_ctrl_f function passes text into a Selenium XPath contains() predicate without escaping quotes or XPath operators. Exploitation requires a user to run the affected browser workflow; injected predicates can select unintended DOM elements and corrupt agent decisions, but no code execution is reported.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-11844
Published
Oct 22, 2025
Updated
Oct 22, 2025
Vendor
Hugging Face
Product
smolagents
Classifications
CWE-643
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 22, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 22, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.22.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Hugging Face · smolagentsversion=unspecified <1.22.0

Published CVSS scores

5.4huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-643Improper Neutralization of Data within XPath Expressions ('XPath Injection')

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