MediumFix available
inkscape — security advisory
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.
- Products
- inkscape
- Affected versions
- 1.2.2-2
- Fixed versions
- 1.2.2-2+deb12u1, 1.4-4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-4980
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 17:52 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
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.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4980
inkscape
Fixed versions: 1.2.2-2+deb12u1
inkscape
Fixed versions: 1.4-4
inkscape
Fixed versions: 1.4-4
Complete source record
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