diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 49b9aca..37f0dfb 100644
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
     "@fullcalendar/daygrid": "^6.1.20",
     "@fullcalendar/vue3": "^6.1.20",
     "axios": "^1.6.0",
+    "dompurify": "^3.4.11",
     "jsbarcode": "^3.12.3",
     "jspdf": "^4.2.1",
     "leaflet": "^1.9.4",
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/sanitizeHtml.js b/frontend/src/utils/sanitizeHtml.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ad887f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/sanitizeHtml.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// Safe rendering of user-authored notes HTML (e.g. Application Notes, which the
+// form advertises as "HTML supported"). DOMPurify strips scripts, event
+// handlers, and any active/unsafe content; we allow only basic formatting +
+// links. Never v-html raw notes without this.
+import DOMPurify from 'dompurify'
+
+// Force every surviving link to open safely: new tab + no window.opener handle.
+DOMPurify.addHook('afterSanitizeAttributes', (node) => {
+  if (node.tagName === 'A' && node.getAttribute('href')) {
+    node.setAttribute('target', '_blank')
+    node.setAttribute('rel', 'noopener noreferrer')
+  }
+})
+
+const ALLOWED_TAGS = [
+  'p', 'br', 'hr', 'b', 'strong', 'i', 'em', 'u', 's', 'span', 'div',
+  'a', 'ul', 'ol', 'li', 'blockquote', 'code', 'pre',
+  'h1', 'h2', 'h3', 'h4', 'h5', 'h6',
+  'table', 'thead', 'tbody', 'tr', 'th', 'td',
+]
+const ALLOWED_ATTR = ['href', 'title', 'target', 'rel']
+
+// Return a sanitized HTML string safe to bind with v-html. Empty in -> empty out.
+export function sanitizeNotesHtml(html) {
+  if (!html) return ''
+  return DOMPurify.sanitize(String(html), {
+    ALLOWED_TAGS,
+    ALLOWED_ATTR,
+    ALLOW_DATA_ATTR: false,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/plugins/applications/frontend/views/ApplicationDetail.vue b/plugins/applications/frontend/views/ApplicationDetail.vue
index 91de7f6..aa5da35 100644
--- a/plugins/applications/frontend/views/ApplicationDetail.vue
+++ b/plugins/applications/frontend/views/ApplicationDetail.vue
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@
           <!-- Application Notes -->
           <div class="section-card" v-if="app.applicationnotes">
             <h3 class="section-title">Application Notes</h3>
-            <div class="notes-text">{{ app.applicationnotes }}</div>
+            <!-- Notes are authored as HTML (form says "HTML supported");
+                 render sanitized so scripts/handlers cannot slip in. -->
+            <div class="notes-text" v-html="sanitizedNotes"></div>
           </div>
 
           <!-- Versions -->
@@ -160,10 +162,11 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
-import { ref, onMounted } from 'vue'
+import { ref, computed, onMounted } from 'vue'
 import { useRoute } from 'vue-router'
 import { applicationsApi } from '@/api'
 import { getContactEmailDomain } from '@/utils/siteSettings'
+import { sanitizeNotesHtml } from '@/utils/sanitizeHtml'
 
 const route = useRoute()
 
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ const versions = ref([])
 const installedOn = ref([])
 const contactEmailDomain = ref('')
 
+// Application notes are HTML; sanitize before binding with v-html.
+const sanitizedNotes = computed(() => sanitizeNotesHtml(app.value?.applicationnotes))
+
 // Build sso@domain for a contact. Assumes contact.sso and domain are set.
 function contactEmail(contact) {
   return `${contact.sso}@${contactEmailDomain.value}`
@@ -418,7 +424,17 @@ function kbKeywords(keywords) {
 
 /* Notes styling - rendered as escaped plain text, preserve author line breaks */
 .notes-text {
-  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  /* Rendered HTML (v-html): block tags handle spacing, so no pre-wrap. */
+  white-space: normal;
   word-break: break-word;
+  line-height: 1.5;
 }
+.notes-text :first-child { margin-top: 0; }
+.notes-text :last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
+.notes-text p { margin: 0 0 0.6rem; }
+.notes-text ul,
+.notes-text ol { margin: 0 0 0.6rem 1.4rem; }
+.notes-text a { color: var(--link); }
+.notes-text code,
+.notes-text pre { background: var(--bg); border-radius: 4px; padding: 0.1rem 0.3rem; }
 </style>