CVE-2026-4980

NameCVE-2026-4980
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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
inkscape (PTS)bullseye1.0.2-4fixed
bookworm1.2.2-2vulnerable
trixie1.4-6fixed
forky, sid1.4.2-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
inkscapesourcebullseye(not affected)
inkscapesource(unstable)1.4-4

Notes

[bullseye] - inkscape <not-affected> (XInclude support added in v1.1)
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/3557
https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/5269
Fixed by: https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/commit/5b7e540900ebdfa6a5d6c5475193f5025160dbc5 (INKSCAPE_1_3)

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