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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-59838

Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test.

Published Sep 25, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 14, 2026 · Monkeytype is a minimalistic

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59838. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Monkeytype is a minimalistic is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Monkeytype is a minimalistic).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe monkeytype/monkeytype

Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.

Are you affected?

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  • cpe monkeytype/monkeytypeversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2025-59838

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59838. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of Monkeytype is a minimalistic is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 25, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.

  2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59838

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59838

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59838

    Monkeytype is a minimalistic and customizable typing test. In versions 25.36.0 and prior, improper handling of user input when loading a saved custom text results in XSS. This issue has been fixed in version 25.44.0.

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.