Cross-site scripting via unescaped Mermaid output
Published Jun 26, 2026 · Updated Jun 26, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Project Jupyter nbconvert 7.17.0 and earlier allows attackers to execute JavaScript through crafted Mermaid output. The data_mermaid block in share/templates/lab/base.html.j2 places text/vnd.mermaid content inside a pre element without escaping, so a closing tag can inject HTML and script. A victim must view an HTML export produced from attacker-controlled notebook content; execution is confined to that document's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Project Jupyter nbconvert 7.17.0 and earlier allows attackers to execute JavaScript through crafted Mermaid output. The data_mermaid block in share/templates/lab/base.html.j2 places text/vnd.mermaid content inside a pre element without escaping, so a closing tag can inject HTML and script. A victim must view an HTML export produced from attacker-controlled notebook content; execution is confined to that document's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-6658
- Published
- Jun 26, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 26, 2026
- Vendor
- Project Jupyter
- Product
- nbconvert
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 26, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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