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CVE-2026-4980VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Local File Disclosure Vulnerability

Source GCVE Database

0
Authoritative record:CVE-2026-4980· Medium 6.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.3 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 19:44 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: evidence found.

    CISA SSVC: proof of concept public

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by GitLab Inc.

    , 4 hours before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. CISA SSVC assessment

    proof of concept public

    , 22 minutes after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA SSVC, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Inkscape and inkscape/inkscape to 1.3.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
InkscapeInkscapeAffected
  • >=1.1 <1.3
Fixed in
  • 1.3
GitHubinkscape/inkscapepkg:github/inkscape/inkscapeOther threatsAffected
  • >=1.1 <1.3
Fixed in
  • 1.3

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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.

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