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CVE-2026-117540: darylldoyle svg-sanitizer · Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

Affects darylldoyle svg-sanitizerSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 1.1.0 soon.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 11:27 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.1.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  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

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

What to do

Upgrade darylldoyle svg-sanitizer to 1.1.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
darylldoylesvg-sanitizerAffected
  • >=0.5.3 <1.1.0
Fixed in
  • 1.1.0

AI-suggested

Upgrade to svg-sanitizer version 1.1.0 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation or temporary workaround is indicated in the available data.

Description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in darylldoyle svg-sanitizer versions from 0.5.3 up to but not including 1.1.0. The issue occurs in the Sanitizer::sanitize() function, which repeatedly rescans the entire input while stripping PHP tags. This inefficient algorithmic complexity allows unauthenticated attackers to craft SVG files with many overlapping PHP tag openers and closers, causing excessive CPU usage and service disruption.

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