CVE-2026-73295

Material for MkDocs is a powerful documentation framework built on top of MkDocs. From 7.2.0 until 9.7.7, the mountSearchSuggest function in src/templates/assets/javascripts/components/search/suggest/index.ts contains a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability in the optional search.suggest feature that allows a crafted q URL parameter to execute JavaScript in a documentation site's origin after user interaction. This issue is fixed in version 9.7.7.

Published 12 Aug 2026, 17:17 UTC Last modified 12 Aug 2026, 17:17 UTC

5.4

CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM base score CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack profile

The conditions required to exploit this vulnerability and its potential impact.

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

Availability None

Exploitability2.8

Impact2.5

Affected products

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Weakness classification

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CWECWE-79

Source references

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NVD National Vulnerability Database recordnvd.nist.gov 01 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 02 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com 03 Technical reference security-advisories@github.com