Versions of the package net.sourceforge.htmlunit:htmlunit from 0 and before 3.0.0 are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE) via XSTL, when browsing the attacker’s webpage.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/641325bbc84702dc9800ec7037aec061ce21956b Patch
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/641325bbc84702dc9800ec7037aec061ce21956b Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 9.8 · htmlunitNVD modified 2026-10-08 22:17
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:htmlunit:htmlunit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 6
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/641325bbc84702dc9800ec7037aec061ce21956b Patch
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-NETSOURCEFORGEHTMLUNIT-3252500 Third Party Advisory
- https://siebene.github.io/2022/12/30/HtmlUnit-RCE/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/HtmlUnit/htmlunit/commit/641325bbc84702dc9800ec7037aec061ce21956b Patch
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-NETSOURCEFORGEHTMLUNIT-3252500 Third Party Advisory
- https://siebene.github.io/2022/12/30/HtmlUnit-RCE/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory