CVE-2026-4980

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape

State: Published
Severity: 6.3 Medium
Published: Mar 27, 2026
Updated: Oct 26, 2026
Reserved: Mar 27, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	6.3 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N	GitLab

Weaknesses

CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

Affected Products

Product	Versions
InkscapeInkscape	1.1 to before 1.3Affected

References

https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/3557
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/5269
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/10/msg00056.html

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