Uncaught Exception in SVG Sanitizer - #VU159649
Published: November 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU159649
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a denial of service in applications using SVG Sanitizer.
The vulnerability exists due to an uncaught exception during sanitization of well-formed XML that lacks a top-level SVG root element. An unauthenticated remote attacker can submit such XML to an application that passes untrusted input to the sanitizer without catching the exception, causing the request to terminate with a fatal error.
Affected software
SVG Sanitizer
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.
SVG Sanitizer - update to 1.1.0