Vulnerability in mathlive (CVE-2026-54705)
Summary
Vulnerability in mathlive (CVE-2026-54705). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via Box.toMarkup. Mitigation: upgrade to 0.110.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
MathLive provides web components for math display and input. Prior to 0.110.0, MathLive fails to escape text-mode content in \text{} and \mbox{} commands in Box.toMarkup at src/core/box.ts, in xmlEscape, scanText, and text-mode output in src/formats/atom-to-math-ml.ts, and through convertLatexToMarkup, convertLatexToMathMl, , , and the default identity MathfieldElement.createHTML, allowing malicious input to run arbitrary JavaScript when rendered. This issue is fixed in version 0.110.0.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-54705 has been found in mathlive.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like Box.toMarkup over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.3/10.
What to do: upgrade mathlive to 0.110.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "mathlive CVE-2026-54705" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-54705 (mathlive) — CWE-116 / CVSS v3 6.3
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / no user interaction
Attack surface: Box.toMarkup / this.value / TextAtom / value
Patched: 0.110.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-116) exists in mathlive. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via Box.toMarkup.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of mathlive. Attack surface: Box.toMarkup / this.value / TextAtom / value.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.3/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 0.110.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'mathlive' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'mathlive' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
mathliveを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade mathlive to 0.110.0ステージング環境で 0.110.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
References
- advisory github.com
- advisory github.com
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- package github.com
- patch github.com
- report github.com
- web github.com