squidfunk MkDocs Material up to 9.7.6 Search Suggest index.ts mountSearchSuggest q cross site scripting

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A vulnerability was found in squidfunk MkDocs Material up to 9.7.6. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function mountSearchSuggest of the file src/templates/assets/javascripts/components/search/suggest/index.ts of the component Search Suggest. The manipulation of the argument q leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-73295. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in squidfunk MkDocs Material up to 9.7.6 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function mountSearchSuggest of the file src/templates/assets/javascripts/components/search/suggest/index.ts of the component Search Suggest. The manipulation of the argument q with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-73295 since 08/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.7.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Firewall Software

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• squidfunk

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• MkDocs Material

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• 9.7.0
• 9.7.1
• 9.7.2
• 9.7.3
• 9.7.4
• 9.7.5
• 9.7.6

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