Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-4980
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitLab
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-03-27 15:17:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-26 18:40:53 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS: 0.000350000 probability, percentile 0.109490000 (date 2026-05-29)

Problem Types: CWE-611 | CWE-611 CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
3.1CNACVSS6.3MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Inkscape Inkscape All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Inkscape Inkscape affected 1.1 1.3 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/5269 [email protected] gitlab.com Issue Tracking, Patch
gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/3557 [email protected] gitlab.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: VK (previously elttam) https://github.com/me0wday (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to version 1.3 or above

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