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CVE-2026-73295: Material for MkDocs: DOM XSS in search suggestions via query parameter

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 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: none known
• Published: 2026-08-12 · updated 2026-10-24
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Material for MkDocs is a powerful documentation framework built on top of MkDocs. From 7.2.0 until 9.7.7, the mountSearchSuggest function in src/templates/assets/javascripts/components/search/suggest/index.ts contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the optional search.suggest feature that allows a crafted q URL parameter to execute JavaScript in a documentation site's origin after user interaction. This issue is fixed in version 9.7.7.

Affected products

• squidfunk mkdocs-material: from 7.2.0, < 9.7.7

References

• https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/commit/52fb6be8aafe326419f34dc94d3211e7bbfbfb25
• https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/9.7.7
• https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrf

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