2.1
LOW CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-103923
KaTeX: Existing prototype pollution can bypass trust restrictions
Description

KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. From 0.11.0 until 0.18.2, KaTeX uses ordinary JavaScript property access for the renderer options object, the trust setting, default and processor setting metadata, and namespace lookup and group restoration, allowing inherited properties to be treated as explicitly supplied values. When Object.prototype is already polluted or an attacker controls the options object's prototype, attacker-controlled mathematical expressions can use an inherited trust value to enable trusted rendering and produce links capable of user-interaction cross-site scripting or loading attacker-selected external resources in a consuming application that inserts unsanitized KaTeX output into a page. KaTeX does not itself create the prototype pollution, and rendering an expression alone does not execute script. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.2.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 1, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 1, 2026, 6:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Katex katex
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 LOW [email protected]
Solution
Update KaTeX to version 0.18.2 to fix prototype pollution vulnerability.
  • Update KaTeX to version 0.18.2 or later.
  • Review and sanitize all KaTeX inputs.
  • Disable inherited properties in options objects.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/0adf7e77db6915d991803b29699f82b1ccf8d4f4
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/pull/4260
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/releases/tag/v0.18.2
https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-238p-pmpm-9mq7
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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 01, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web. From 0.11.0 until 0.18.2, KaTeX uses ordinary JavaScript property access for the renderer options object, the trust setting, default and processor setting metadata, and namespace lookup and group restoration, allowing inherited properties to be treated as explicitly supplied values. When Object.prototype is already polluted or an attacker controls the options object's prototype, attacker-controlled mathematical expressions can use an inherited trust value to enable trusted rendering and produce links capable of user-interaction cross-site scripting or loading attacker-selected external resources in a consuming application that inserts unsanitized KaTeX output into a page. KaTeX does not itself create the prototype pollution, and rendering an expression alone does not execute script. This issue is fixed in version 0.18.2.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-807
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/103xxx/CVE-2026-103923.json">CVE-2026-103923</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/commit/0adf7e77db6915d991803b29699f82b1ccf8d4f4
    Added Reference https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/pull/4260
    Added Reference https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/releases/tag/v0.18.2
    Added Reference https://github.com/KaTeX/KaTeX/security/advisories/GHSA-238p-pmpm-9mq7
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