Etherpad has stored XSS in HTML export via unescaped attribute-pool values

Date Aug 17, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product npm ยท ep_etherpad-lite
CVE CVE-2026-55090
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-55090

Summary

Etherpad has stored XSS in HTML export via unescaped attribute-pool values

Why it matters

GitHub has published a reviewed security advisory for ep_etherpad-lite. Prioritize it with other application dependency updates.

Operator check

Check whether ep_etherpad-lite is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available. CVSS score: 8.7.

Sources

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