Loofah: SVG `href` attribute bypasses local-reference restriction (CVE-2026-73490) | HOL Guard CVE

Medium · CVSS 4.7CVE-2026-73490GHSA-9WJQ-CP2P-HRGF

Loofah: SVG `href` attribute bypasses local-reference restriction

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-73490 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in Loofah: SVG `href` attribute bypasses local-reference restriction. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps flavorjones/loofah (generic), loofah (rubygems), loofah (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 12, 2026Updated Sep 10, 2026Source checked Sep 29, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 8, 2026Material review Sep 10, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Medium · CVSS 4.7
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 3 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 4.7. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps flavorjones/loofah (generic), loofah (rubygems), loofah (rubygems). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
flavorjones/loofahgeneric	< 2.25.2	Not reported
loofahrubygems	>=0 <2.25.2	2.25.2
loofahrubygems	<2.25.2	2.25.2

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for flavorjones/loofah, loofah, loofah.
Review the reported fix. Update loofah to 2.25.2; loofah to 2.25.2 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 12, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 8, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Loofah is a general library for manipulating and transforming HTML/XML documents and fragments, built on top of Nokogiri. Prior to 2.25.2, Loofah's HTML5 sanitizer applies its local-reference restriction only to the xlink:href attribute on SVG use and feImage elements, while browsers also accept the plain href attribute. A crafted sanitized SVG can therefore reference an arbitrary same-origin external document; use may render external SVG content containing scripts or other dangerous content, and feImage may load external images for tracking. Applications that sanitize user-supplied SVG with Loofah's default allowlist are affected. This issue is fixed in version 2.25.2.

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