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CVE-2026-45066

Symfony: HtmlSanitizer allowLinkHosts() / allowMediaHosts() Bypass via URL-Parser Differentials and <area> Misclassification

Published: Jul 14, 2026Updated: Jul 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-184
6.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. From 6.1.0-BETA1 until 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12, HtmlSanitizer URL sanitization can allow off-allowlist URLs through allowLinkHosts() or allowMediaHosts() because UrlSanitizer::parse() follows RFC 3986 while browsers follow WHATWG URL parsing, and because <area href> is checked against the media policy rather than the link policy. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-184CWE-436

Affected Products

symfony
oss-projectaka symfony framework, twig (related)
symfonyLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
html-sanitizerLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
sensiolabs
oss-project
symfonyLibraryLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-qc95-4862-92fh
github.com
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/d506b556d3d3906f3e8660ad82257ce87edbaac4
github.com
https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.40
github.com
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