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Medium · 6.3 CVE-2026-4980 EUVD-2026-16659GHSA-8r7r-hrcf-cgvw

Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape

Published Mar 27, 2026 · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Assigned by GitLab

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Inkscape Inkscape 1.1 – < 1.3 1.3

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 inkscape 1.4-4 —
Debian 13 inkscape 1.4-4 —
Debian 12 inkscape 1.2.2-2+deb12u1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS inkscape No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS inkscape No fix yet —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS inkscape No fix yet —
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS inkscape No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS inkscape No fix yet —

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