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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-8768 · published 18 March 2018

CVE-2018-8768: Jupyter notebook vulnerability

Jupyter · Notebook

In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook context. Specifically, invalid HTML is 'fixed' by jQuery after sanitization, making it dangerous.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.1% · top 36.5%
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In Jupyter Notebook before 5.4.1, a maliciously forged notebook file can bypass sanitization to execute JavaScript in the notebook context. Specifically, invalid HTML is 'fixed' by jQuery after sanitization, making it dangerous.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/15/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/03/15/2 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/11/msg00033.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-8768), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.