# CVE-2026-73295: Material for MkDocs: DOM XSS in search suggestions via query parameter

- Also known as: GHSA-XVG9-69GF-FJRF, PYSEC-2026-3864
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.7.7
- Published: 2026-08-12 · Updated: 2026-08-13

## Affected

- squidfunk mkdocs-material: from 7.2.0, fixed in 9.7.7
- mkdocs-material (PyPI): from 7.2.0, fixed in 9.7.7

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on squidfunk mkdocs-material, mkdocs-material, upgrade to a fixed version (9.7.7) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/security/advisories/GHSA-xvg9-69gf-fjrf
- https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/commit/52fb6be8aafe326419f34dc94d3211e7bbfbfb25
- https://github.com/squidfunk/mkdocs-material/releases/tag/9.7.7

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