CVE-2026-27142

Actions which insert URLs into the content attribute of HTML meta tags are not escaped. This can allow XSS if the meta tag also has an http-equiv attribute with the value "refresh". A new GODEBUG setting has been added, htmlmetacontenturlescape, which can be used to disable escaping URLs in actions in the meta content attribute which follow "url=" by setting htmlmetacontenturlescape=0.

  • Published Mar 6, 2026
  • CVSS 6.1 medium
  • 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

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CVE-2026-27142 at the National Vulnerability Database