diff --git a/src/lib/isURL.js b/src/lib/isURL.js
index b55f8e031..600a91dec 100644
--- a/src/lib/isURL.js
+++ b/src/lib/isURL.js
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ export default function isURL(url, options) {
         const valid_auth_regex = /^[a-zA-Z0-9\-_.%:]*$/;
         const is_valid_auth = valid_auth_regex.test(before_at);
 
-        if (is_valid_auth) {
+        // Check if this contains URL-encoded content that could be malicious
+        // For example: javascript:%61%6c%65%72%74%28%31%29@example.com
+        // The encoded part decodes to: alert(1)
+        const has_encoded_content = /%[0-9a-fA-F]{2}/.test(before_at);
+
+        if (is_valid_auth && !has_encoded_content) {
           // This looks like authentication (e.g., user:password@host), not a protocol
           if (options.require_protocol) {
             return false;
@@ -135,6 +140,7 @@ export default function isURL(url, options) {
           // Don't consume the colon; let the auth parsing handle it later
         } else {
           // This looks like a malicious protocol (e.g., javascript:alert();@host)
+          // or URL-encoded protocol handler (e.g., javascript:%61%6c%65%72%74%28%31%29@host)
           url = cleanUpProtocol(potential_protocol);
 
           if (url === false) {
diff --git a/test/validators.test.js b/test/validators.test.js
index c5ea4dc99..3c605d99a 100644
--- a/test/validators.test.js
+++ b/test/validators.test.js
@@ -426,7 +426,6 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
         'http://1337.com',
         // TODO: those probably should not be marked as valid URLs; CVE-2025-56200
         /* eslint-disable no-script-url */
-        'javascript:%61%6c%65%72%74%28%31%29@example.com',
         'http://evil-site.com@example.com/',
         'ｊａｖａｓｃｒｉｐｔ:alert(1)@example.com',
         /* eslint-enable no-script-url */
@@ -480,6 +479,8 @@ describe('Validators', () => {
         'javascript:var a=1; alert(a);@example.com',
         'javascript:alert(1)@user@example.com',
         'javascript:alert(1)@example.com?q=safe',
+        'javascript:%61%6c%65%72%74%28%31%29@example.com',
+        'javascript:%22@a.com#";alert(origin)//',
         'data:text/html,<script>alert(1)</script>@example.com',
         'vbscript:msgbox("XSS")@example.com',
         '//evil-site.com/path@example.com',