CVE-2026-121445
svg-sanitizer 1.0.0 before 1.1.0 ReDoS and Fail-Open via image-set CSS Stripping
Description
darylldoyle svg-sanitizer from 1.0.0 before 1.1.0 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the image-set pattern of stripRemoteCssTokens() when removeRemoteReferences is enabled. Attackers can submit SVGs with many unclosed image-set tokens to exhaust CPU, or trigger PCRE limits causing sanitize() to throw a TypeError and leave unsanitized content.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 3, 2026, 3:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 3, 2026, 5:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update svg-sanitizer to version 1.1.0 or later.
- Disable removeRemoteReferences if update is not possible.
- Avoid processing untrusted SVG content.
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CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Nov. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-94x8-pw3c-6qcq Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-121445', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-11-03T16:55:56.736749Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 03, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description darylldoyle svg-sanitizer from 1.0.0 before 1.1.0 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the image-set pattern of stripRemoteCssTokens() when removeRemoteReferences is enabled. Attackers can submit SVGs with many unclosed image-set tokens to exhaust CPU, or trigger PCRE limits causing sanitize() to throw a TypeError and leave unsanitized content. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-754 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/121xxx/CVE-2026-121445.json">CVE-2026-121445</a> Added Reference https://github.com/darylldoyle/svg-sanitizer/security/advisories/GHSA-94x8-pw3c-6qcq Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/svg-sanitizer-1.0.0-before-1.1.0-redos-and-fail-open-via-image-set-css-stripping