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High · 8.2 CVE-2026-84370 EUVD-2026-69653GHSA-w27v-7q3p-w38r

SVGO: removeScripts allows executable links through namespace and control-character bypasses

Published Sep 1, 2026 · Updated Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

SVGO, short for SVG Optimizer, is a Node.js library and command-line application for optimizing SVG files. From version 1.0.0 until versions 2.8.4, 3.3.5, and 4.1.0, the opt-in removeScripts plugin, named removeScriptElement in versions 2 and 3, incompletely filters executable links in plugins/removeScripts.js and lib/svgo/tools.js. The plugin does not recognize namespace-prefixed SVG anchor elements such as svg:a with href or namespaced *:href values, and it does not remove ASCII tab, line-feed, or carriage-return characters before checking URL schemes. Browsers remove those characters before parsing a scheme, allowing an executable link to pass the plugin's check. When an application processes attacker-controlled SVG input and serves the result in an active browser context, a victim who activates the surviving link can execute script in the SVG's origin, expose data, modify content, or perform actions as the victim. This issue is fixed in versions 2.8.4, 3.3.5, and 4.1.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
svg svgo >= 1.0.0, < 2.8.4, >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.5, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.0 —

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 node-svgo 3.3.5+ds-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed velociraptor 0.76.7.0.git145.b60ef1146-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12070-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm svgo >= 1.0.0, < 2.8.4 2.8.4 GHSA-w27v-7q3p-w38r
npm svgo >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.5 3.3.5 GHSA-w27v-7q3p-w38r
npm svgo >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.0 4.1.0 GHSA-w27v-7q3p-w38r

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