GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-fcw5-x6j4-ccmp Jupyter Server: Stored XSS in `NbconvertFileHandler` / `NbconvertPostHandler` via missing `sandbox` CSP

CRITICAL Published 2026-06-18 Modified 2026-08-28 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-44727
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
jupyter-server
Severity
Critical
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-1021, CWE-79
Reviewed
2026-06-18

Affected packages

• PyPI jupyter-server: < 2.20.0 → fixed in 2.20.0

Description

The nbconvert HTTP handlers in jupyter_server render user-authored notebook HTML under the Jupyter origin without a sandbox directive in their `Content-Security-Policy`. Combined with `nbconvert.HTMLExporter`'s default non-sanitizing behavior, a notebook carrying an HTML payload in a display_data output triggers stored XSS with cookie access, full /api/* authority, and kernel RCE. Impact An authenticated victim who navigates to `/nbconvert/html/` containing attacker-authored output can have their token exfiltrated to another domain because it is executed in the Jupyter origin. Patches Fixed in v2.20.0, commit 6cbee8d Workarounds For deployments where editing the installed jupyter_server is impractical (containerized builds, read-only images), adding this to jupyter_server_config.py has the same effect as the patch above without touching source files: ``` import jupyter_server.nbconvert.handlers as _nb def _csp(self): return super(type(self), self).content_security_policy + "; sandbox allow-scripts" _nb.NbconvertFileHandler.content_security_policy = property(_csp) _nb.NbconvertPostHandler.content_security_policy = property(_csp) ```

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-44727 Jupyter Server is the backend for Jupyter web applications. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation weakness

References