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caddyserver caddy — Caddy: stripHTML template function bypass
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N R U L L N 4.2 .0019 8.9 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
caddy < 2.11.4 – —
TIMELINE
Jun 8 Reserved by GitHub_M
Jun 23 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-52846 (caddyserver caddy). Public exploit reference added.
Jun 23 Published (CNA: GitHub_M)
Description
Caddy is an extensible server platform that uses TLS by default. Prior to 2.11.4, Caddy’s stripHTML template function cannot reliably remove all HTML tags from input strings. Certain malformed HTML, such as <<>img src=x onerror=alert()>, can bypass the tag-stripping logic, potentially leaving dangerous content in the output if it is later rendered as HTML. This may allow client-side XSS in cases where untrusted strings are rendered unsafely. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.11.4.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| June 8, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by GitHub_M |
| June 23, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-52846 (caddyserver caddy). Public exploit reference added. |
| June 23, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: GitHub_M) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| caddyserver | caddy | — | < 2.11.4 | — |
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