lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.1, link attributes in ``lxml.html.defs.link_attrs`` were missing ``xlink:href``, which can be used for URL bypass attacks in embedded SVG/MathML/etc. content. This vulnerability was fixed in lxml 6.1.1 and lxml_html_clean 0.4.5.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4jhm-jv67-739f `lxml_html_clean.Cleaner` does not strip `javascript:` URLs from namespaced URL attributes
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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description lxml is a library for processing XML and HTML in the Python language. Prior to 6.1.1, link attributes in ``lxml.html.defs.link_attrs`` were missing ``xlink:href``, which can be used for URL bypass attacks in embedded SVG/MathML/etc. content. This vulnerability was fixed in lxml 6.1.1 and lxml_html_clean 0.4.5.
Title lxml: javascript: URL bypass in Cleaner via xlink:href
Weaknesses CWE-184
CWE-79
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}


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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

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Updated: 2026-08-20T14:42:30.748Z

Reserved: 2026-06-01T18:50:36.055Z

Link: CVE-2026-49825

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T15:17:30.707

Modified: 2026-08-20T15:17:30.707

Link: CVE-2026-49825

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