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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-30838

league/commonmark is a PHP Markdown parser.

Published Mar 7, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · league/commonmark is a PHP

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-30838. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of league/commonmark is a PHP is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (league/commonmark is a PHP).
  • 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
Medium5.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe thephpleague/commonmark

league/commonmark is a PHP Markdown parser. Prior to version 2.8.1, the DisallowedRawHtml extension can be bypassed by inserting a newline, tab, or other ASCII whitespace character between a disallowed HTML tag name and the closing >. For example, would pass through unfiltered and be rendered as a valid HTML tag by browsers. This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vector for any application that relies on this extension to sanitize untrusted user input. All applications using the DisallowedRawHtml extension to process untrusted markdown are affected. Applications that use a dedicated HTML sanitizer (such as HTML Purifier) on the rendered output are not affected. This issue has been patched in version 2.8.1.

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  • cpe thephpleague/commonmarkversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-30838

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-2026-30838. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of league/commonmark is a PHP 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 0.25%. 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. Mar 7, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    league/commonmark is a PHP Markdown parser. Prior to version 2.8.1, the DisallowedRawHtml extension can be bypassed by inserting a newline, tab, or other ASCII whitespace character between a disallowed HTML tag name and the closing >. For example, would pass through unfiltered and be rendered as a valid HTML tag by browsers. This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vector for any application that reli

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    league/commonmark is a PHP Markdown parser. Prior to version 2.8.1, the DisallowedRawHtml extension can be bypassed by inserting a newline, tab, or other ASCII whitespace character between a disallowed HTML tag name and the closing >. For example, would pass through unfiltered and be rendered as a valid HTML tag by browsers. This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vector for any application that reli

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-30838

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-30838

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-30838

    league/commonmark is a PHP Markdown parser. Prior to version 2.8.1, the DisallowedRawHtml extension can be bypassed by inserting a newline, tab, or other ASCII whitespace character between a disallowed HTML tag name and the closing >. For example, would pass through un

    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.