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CVE-2026-100676: January, the media proxy/embed service of stoatchat (stoatchat/stoatchat), before version 0.15.5 improperly resolves SVG <image href> values as

Affects stoatchatSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High : upgrade to 0.15.5 soon.

Data as of 10 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 43% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.15.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 26 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade stoatchat/stoatchat to 0.15.5.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubstoatchat/stoatchatpkg:github/stoatchat/stoatchatOther threatsAffected
  • <0.15.5
Fixed in
  • 0.15.5

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to January version 0.15.5 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is required as the issue is resolved in the official patch.

Description

January, the media proxy/embed service of stoatchat, before version 0.15.5, improperly resolves SVG <image href> values as local filesystem paths when serving image/svg+xml content. This allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to probe for local file existence via timing differences and disclose local image files after re-encoding. The vulnerability can also cause unbounded local filesystem I/O and memory pressure, leading to denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 0.15.5.

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