Stored XSS via unsanitized Reddit content
Published Feb 25, 2026 · Updated Feb 25, 2026
Stored XSS in Karakeep 0.30.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript when a user opens a crafted Reddit bookmark in reader view. The Reddit metascraper decodes selftext_html and stores readableContentHtml without DOMPurify before the reader renders it through dangerouslySetInnerHTML. Exploitation requires a user to save and open attacker-controlled Reddit-like content; the script then runs in that user's session and can read data or act with that user's permissions.
Summary
What happened
Stored XSS in Karakeep 0.30.0 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript when a user opens a crafted Reddit bookmark in reader view. The Reddit metascraper decodes selftext_html and stores readableContentHtml without DOMPurify before the reader renders it through dangerouslySetInnerHTML. Exploitation requires a user to save and open attacker-controlled Reddit-like content; the script then runs in that user's session and can read data or act with that user's permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-27627
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Localhost Labs Ltd
- Product
- Karakeep
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion== 0.30.0
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