Code execution via incomplete Mermaid sanitization
Published Dec 9, 2025 · Updated Dec 9, 2025
Cross-site scripting in ThinkInAIXYZ DeepChat 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted Mermaid content. MermaidArtifact.vue removes only quoted event-handler attributes with a regular expression, so unquoted attributes and HTML entities survive sanitization and execute after browser decoding. A victim must render the attacker-controlled Mermaid artifact; the injected JavaScript can call electron.ipcRenderer and start an arbitrary local process.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in ThinkInAIXYZ DeepChat 0.5.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute code through crafted Mermaid content. MermaidArtifact.vue removes only quoted event-handler attributes with a regular expression, so unquoted attributes and HTML entities survive sanitization and execute after browser decoding. A victim must render the attacker-controlled Mermaid artifact; the injected JavaScript can call electron.ipcRenderer and start an arbitrary local process.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-66481
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Dec 9, 2025
- Vendor
- ThinkInAIXYZ
- Product
- DeepChat
- Classifications
- CWE-80, CWE-79, CWE-94, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Dec 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Dec 9, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=<= 0.5.1
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Public exploit references
- MermaidArtifact Electron IPC RCE proof of conceptproof of concept · unverified
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