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High · 8.1 CVE-2025-65110 EUVD-2025-206234GHSA-829q-m3qg-ph8r

Vega Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via expression abusing vlSelectionTuples function array map calls in environments with satisfactory function gadgets in the global scope

Published Jan 5, 2026 · Updated Jan 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. Prior to versions 6.1.2 and 5.6.3, applications meeting two conditions are at risk of arbitrary JavaScript code execution, even if "safe mode" expressionInterpreter is used. First, they use `vega` in an application that attaches both `vega` library and a `vega.View` instance similar to the Vega Editor to the global `window`, or has any other satisfactory function gadgets in the global scope. Second, they allow user-defined Vega `JSON` definitions (vs JSON that was is only provided through source code). This vulnerability allows for DOM XSS, potentially stored, potentially reflected, depending on how the library is being used. The vulnerability requires user interaction with the page to trigger. An attacker can exploit this issue by tricking a user into opening a malicious Vega specification. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the application’s domain. This can lead to theft of sensitive information such as authentication tokens, manipulation of data displayed to the user, or execution of unauthorized actions on behalf of the victim. This exploit compromises confidentiality and integrity of impacted applications.Patched versions are available in `vega-selections@6.1.2` (requires ESM) for Vega v6 and `vega-selections@5.6.3` (no ESM needed) for Vega v5. As a workaround, do not attach `vega` or `vega.View` instances to global variables or the window as the editor used to do. This is a development-only debugging practice that should not be used in any situation where Vega/Vega-lite definitions can come from untrusted parties.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
vega vega < 5.6.3, >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 vega.js 5.33.1+ds+~cs5.3.0-4 —
Debian 13 vega.js No fix yet —
Debian 12 vega.js No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 vega.js No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS vega.js No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 vega.js No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS vega.js No fix yet —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm vega-selections < 5.6.3 5.6.3 GHSA-829q-m3qg-ph8r
npm vega-selections >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.2 6.1.2 GHSA-829q-m3qg-ph8r

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