Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 24, 2026· Updated Jul 25, 2026
Milkdown < 7.21.3 Stored XSS via javascript: URL in link href
CVE-2026-57530
Description
Milkdown before 7.21.3 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the @milkdown/preset-commonmark and @milkdown/components packages that allows attackers with document write access to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the browser context of any user who opens the document or clicks a rendered link. The parseMarkdown runner stores raw URL values from the remark AST as href mark attributes without URL scheme validation, and the ineffective DOMPurify.sanitize call in edit-view.ts treats the bare URL string as a text node and returns it unchanged, allowing javascript: payloads to pass through the link-tooltip preview component and read-only mode anchor elements unmodified.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/Milkdown/milkdown/commit/db1ae721854a0ab2f188b83cf8695702966640f1mitrepatch
- github.com/Milkdown/milkdown/pull/2410mitreissue-trackingpatch
- github.com/Milkdown/milkdown/releases/tag/v7.21.3mitrerelease-notespatch
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/milkdown-stored-xss-via-javascript-url-in-link-hrefmitrethird-party-advisory
- www.npmjs.com/package/@milkdown/componentsmitreproduct
- www.npmjs.com/package/@milkdown/preset-commonmarkmitreproduct
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