CVE-2026-50159

Mermaid allows CSS injection applying to sibling elements of the diagram

Published Aug 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. Prior to 10.9.8 and 11.16.1, Mermaid is vulnerable to CSS injection via sibling combinator selectors generated from diagram-supplied class or id names. An attacker who can supply diagram text can inject arbitrary CSS into the rendered page, potentially altering the appearance or behavior of unrelated page elements. This issue is fixed in versions 10.9.8 and 11.16.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6x64-9x62-f2gx Mermaid allows CSS injection applying to sibling elements of the diagram
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mermaid Project
Mermaid Project mermaid
Vendors & Products Mermaid Project
Mermaid Project mermaid
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. Prior to 10.9.8 and 11.16.1, Mermaid is vulnerable to CSS injection via sibling combinator selectors generated from diagram-supplied class or id names. An attacker who can supply diagram text can inject arbitrary CSS into the rendered page, potentially altering the appearance or behavior of unrelated page elements. This issue is fixed in versions 10.9.8 and 11.16.1.
Title Mermaid allows CSS injection applying to sibling elements of the diagram
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2026, 5:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 3, 2026, 8:54 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Aug 6, 2026, 10:17 PM
Modified
Oct 24, 2026, 4:10 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 6, 2026, 7:55 PM