Cross-site scripting via skipped adjacent attributes
Published Sep 3, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026
Cross-site scripting in MapLibre GL JS before 6.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute script through crafted map attribution HTML. DOM.sanitize iterates a live NamedNodeMap while removing dangerous attributes, so index shifts skip an adjacent event handler before the attribution control assigns the result to innerHTML. Exploitation requires an application to render attacker-controlled third-party style attribution or custom attribution, exposing the victim browser context to script execution.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in MapLibre GL JS before 6.4.1 allows remote attackers to execute script through crafted map attribution HTML. DOM.sanitize iterates a live NamedNodeMap while removing dangerous attributes, so index shifts skip an adjacent event handler before the attribution control assigns the result to innerHTML. Exploitation requires an application to render attacker-controlled third-party style attribution or custom attribution, exposing the victim browser context to script execution.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-85061
- Published
- Sep 3, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- Vendor
- MapLibre
- Product
- MapLibre GL JS
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 3, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 4, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 6.4.1
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Public exploit references
- Consecutive dangerous-attribute regression payloadproof of concept · demonstrated
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