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medium 6.3

CVE-2026-4980 json

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape

published 7mo ago modified 16d ago also EUVD-2026-16659

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A local file disclosure vulnerability in the XInclude processing component of Inkscape 1.1 before 1.3 allows a remote attacker to read local files via a crafted SVG file containing malicious xi:include tags.

Patch / fix

  • Inkscape Inkscape 1.3
  • inkscape Debian 12 1.2.2-2+deb12u1
  • inkscape Debian 14, Debian 13 1.4-4

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4980

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Vendor advisories

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-4980 updated cvss 6.3

Inkscape: Inkscape: Information disclosure via crafted SVG file with malicious XInclude tags

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 inkscape, inkscape-view
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Red Hat is not aware of a practical temporary workaround that fully mitigates this issue or meets Red Hat Product Security's standards for usability, deployment, applicability, or stability.”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 inkscape, inkscape-view Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 inkscape, inkscape-view Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 inkscape, inkscape1, inkscape-view, inkscape1-view
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
7mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.com https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/3557 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Inkscape Inkscape

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.