# CVE-2026-49459: DOMPurify: IN\_PLACE mode preserves attributes of a clobbered root element, allowing XSS via attacker-controlled root DOM

- Also known as: GHSA-R47G-FVHR-H676
- Severity: CVSS 6.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.4.6
- Published: 2026-07-14 · Updated: 2026-07-15

## Affected

- cure53 DOMPurify: fixed in 3.4.6
- dompurify (npm): fixed in 3.4.6

## Description

DOMPurify is a DOM-only cross-site scripting sanitizer for HTML, MathML, and SVG. Prior to 3.4.6, DOMPurify.sanitize(root, { IN_PLACE: true }) could preserve event-handler attributes on an attacker-controlled <form> root when a descendant name clobbered properties checked by _isClobbered, because _forceRemove no-opped on the parent-less root and _sanitizeAttributes returned early. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on cure53 DOMPurify, dompurify, upgrade to a fixed version (3.4.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/security/advisories/GHSA-r47g-fvhr-h676
- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/commit/bb7739e5bccec7e1ab3dae3f3e42d02db3acaaae
- https://github.com/cure53/DOMPurify/releases/tag/3.4.6

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