CVE-2026-45572 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Code Injection vulnerability in decidim-core. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2026-45572 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Decidim: HTML content blocks allow stored script execution
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Decidim is a participatory democracy framework. Prior to 0.30.9, from 0.31.0 before 0.31.5, and in 0.32.0.rc1 before 0.32.0.rc2, an administrator with landing-page editing privileges can store arbitrary HTML and JavaScript in an HTML content block, which Decidim::ContentBlocks::HtmlCell#html_content renders without sanitization, causing the script to execute in visitors' browsers. This issue is fixed in versions 0.30.9, 0.31.5, and 0.32.0.rc2.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | decidim-core | all versions | 0.30.9 |
| 💎RubyGems | decidim-core | ≥ 0.31.0.rc1&&< 0.31.5 | 0.31.5 |
| 💎RubyGems | decidim-core | ≥ 0.32.0.rc1&&< 0.32.0 | 0.32.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for decidim-core. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update decidim-core to 0.30.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2026-45572 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2026-45572 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2026-45572. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2026-45572 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2026-45572 across RubyGems dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.