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CVE-2025-7969: Markdown-it 14.1.0 - Cross-site scripting (XSS)

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2025-08-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (XSS or 'Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in markdown-it allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/renderer.mjs. This issue affects markdown-it: 14.1.0. NOTE: the Supplier does not consider this issue to be a vulnerability.

Affected products

• markdown-it: 14.1.0

References

• https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/fito
• https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it
• https://github.com/markdown-it/markdown-it/issues/1122
• https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/fito

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