CVE-2026-104477
Showdown through 2.1.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the makehtml link and image subparsers, which fail to escape double quotes in destination URLs placed into href and src attributes. Attackers can craft markdown links or images containing a double quote followed by onerror or onmouseover handlers to execute script when victims view rendered HTML.
Published:Oct 2, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 5, 2026
EPS:Oct 2, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00187
CVSS Score:6.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Showdownjs
Product
Showdown
Showdownjs
Showdown
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
