CVE-2026-50290
SpecifyJS is a declarative TypeScript user interface framework.
Published Aug 21, 2026 · updated Oct 14, 2026
SpecifyJS is a declarative TypeScript user interface framework. Prior to version 0.2.136, CSS value sanitization stripped and using simple regex, but could be bypassed with CSS unicode escapes ( ), null bytes, or CSS comments ( ). These CSS injection vectors only work in legacy browsers (IE6-IE10). SpecifyJS targets modern browsers. Starting in version 0.2.136, CSS sanitization now normalizes unicode escapes and strips CSS comments before pattern matching. Also checks for , , and patterns.
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Aug 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
SpecifyJS is a declarative TypeScript user interface framework. Prior to version 0.2.136, CSS value sanitization stripped and using simple regex, but could be bypassed with CSS unicode escapes ( ), null bytes, or CSS comments ( ). These CSS injection vectors only work in legacy browsers (IE6-IE10). SpecifyJS targets modern browsers. Starting in version 0.2.136, CSS sanitization now normalizes unic
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
SpecifyJS is a declarative TypeScript user interface framework. Prior to version 0.2.136, CSS value sanitization stripped and using simple regex, but could be bypassed with CSS unicode escapes ( ), null bytes, or CSS comments ( ). These CSS injection vectors only work in legacy browsers (IE6-IE10). SpecifyJS targets modern browsers. Starting in version 0.2.136, CSS sanitization now normalizes unic
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- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-50290
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cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-50290
30-day exploitation probability 0.5%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-50290
SpecifyJS is a declarative TypeScript user interface framework. Prior to version 0.2.136, CSS value sanitization stripped and using simple regex, but could be bypassed with CSS unicode escapes ( ), null bytes, or CSS comments (`exp/**
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