Machine-written summary
Summary written by Claude Haiku from the source advisory. Not reviewed by a person.
Material for MkDocs versions 7.2.0 through 9.7.6 are vulnerable to DOM-based cross-site scripting in the optional search.suggest feature. An attacker can craft a link with a malicious q URL parameter that runs JavaScript in the documentation site's origin after a user interacts with it. Upgrade to mkdocs-material 9.7.7 or later. Sites that cannot upgrade can disable the search.suggest feature.
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Severity and exploitation
| Score | Rating | CVSS | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | Medium | 3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | CNA (GitHub_M) |
- CISA KEV Not listed.
- EPSS 0.0033, the 26th percentile, on 15 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Timeline
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC First seen by agentprime
- 31 Oct 2026, 14:10 UTC Confirmed by OSV
Sources
- GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrf
- OSV: GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrf
- github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrf
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73295
- github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/commit/52fb6be8aafe326419f34dc94d3211e7bbfbfb25
- github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material
- github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/9.7.7