CVE-2026-41149CWE-94

Mermaid: Improper sanitization of `classDef` in state diagrams leads to HTML injection

Medium · published May 22, 2026

CVSS v4.0
5.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
43.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. Versions 10.9.5 and earlier, as well as 11.0.0-alpha.1 through 11.14.0, are vulnerable to HTML injection under the default configuration. Specifically, the classDef directive in Mermaid state diagrams permits DOM injection that escapes the SVG context. However, <script> tags are stripped, which prevents cross-site scripting (XSS). This issue has been fixed in versions 10.9.6 and 11.15.0. If developers are unable to immediately upgrade, they can work around this issue by setting "securityLevel": "sandbox", which prevents the issue by rendering the mermaid diagram in a sandboxed <iframe>.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
5.3 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
EPSS
0.00521 · 43.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-05-22T22:34Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 MAY 22:34Z
    Mermaid: Improper sanitization of `classDef` in state diagrams leads to HTML injection
    cvelistv5