CVE-2026-4980 (GCVE-0-2026-4980)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-27 14:50 – Updated: 2026-04-06 19:48
VLAI?
Title
Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape
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.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Inkscape Inkscape Affected: 1.1 , < 1.3 (semver)
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Credits
VK (previously elttam) https://github.com/me0wday
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