Is there a public exploit for CVE-2026-113661?

No public exploit for CVE-2026-113661 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2026-113661?

CVE-2026-113661 scores CVSS 5.4 (v3.1), rated medium. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%.

What does CVE-2026-113661 affect?

CVE-2026-113661 affects apostrophecms Apostrophe , sanitize-html.

5.4 Medium

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API.

CVE-2026-113661

ApostropheCMS is an open-source Node.js content management system, and sanitize-html provides a simple HTML sanitizer with a clear API. Prior to sanitize-html 2.18.0, a non-default configuration that allows meta refresh elements and their http-equiv and content attributes can retain unsafe script or redirect destinations embedded in the refresh content value. This issue is fixed in sanitize-html 2.18.0.

Assessment

CVSS: 5.4 (v3.1)
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 20 October 2026
Last updated: 21 October 2026
Affected: apostrophecms · Apostrophe · sanitize-html
Weakness: CWE-79
Assigner: security-advisories@github.com

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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