Cross-site Scripting (XSS) Affecting xeol package, versions <0.10.8-r38


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-XEOL-16638584
  • published11 May 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

NewCVE-2026-39823  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-79  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard xeol to version 0.10.8-r38 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xeol package and not the xeol package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

CVE-2026-27142 fixed a vulnerability in which URLs were not correctly escaped inside of a <meta> tag's <content> attribute. If the URL content were to insert ASCII whitespaces around the '=' rune inside of the <content> attribute, the escaper would fail to similarly escape it, leading to XSS.