# CVE-2026-54681: DiscordChatExporter: HTML attribute injection via unescaped emoji name in HTML export

> Attackers can inject HTML attributes via unescaped emoji names in DiscordChatExporter HTML exports, leading to script execution when users open the file.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 21 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r7qm-wg9p-pjfc

## What is CVE-2026-54681?

CVE-2026-54681 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tyrrrz DiscordChatExporter, published on 21 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

DiscordChatExporter saves Discord chat logs to a file. Prior to 2.47.2, the VisitEmojiAsync method in DiscordChatExporter.Core/Exporting/HtmlMarkdownVisitor.cs interpolates emoji.Name into the alt attribute and emoji.Code into the title attribute without HTML entity encoding. This affects HTML exports regardless of the markdown setting. Discord's current custom emoji name validation normally excludes attribute-breaking characters, but tampered offline input, a relaxed upstream validation rule, or another future metadata source can inject an HTML attribute and execute script when a user opens the export. This issue is fixed in version 2.47.2.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-54681?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-54681?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-54681 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-54681 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-54681 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-54681 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-54681 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Tyrrrz DiscordChatExporter, published on 21 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-54681 exists.

Affected product: Tyrrrz DiscordChatExporter. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54681/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54681/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54681
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54681
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-54681

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-54681/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.