Defuddle vulnerable to XSS via unescaped attribute interpolation in site extractors

Date Aug 21, 2026
Type Vendor advisory
Signal High-risk advisory
Vendor / Product npm ยท defuddle
CVE CVE-2026-61824
High-risk advisory CVE-2026-61824

Summary

Defuddle vulnerable to XSS via unescaped attribute interpolation in site extractors

Why it matters

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

Operator check

Check whether defuddle is present in application dependency manifests, lockfiles, or build images. Review the GitHub advisory and upgrade to a patched version where available.

Sources

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