CVE catalog
CVE-2026-4980
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:includ
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.21% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inkscape | sid | 1.4.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | forky | 1.4.3-2 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | trixie | 1.4-6 | fixed |
| Debian | inkscape | bookworm | 1.2.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | inkscape | bookworm-security | 1.2.2-2+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Cpe | inkscape | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | inkscape | Not reported | 1.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 16.04 | 0.91-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 16.04 | 0.91-6ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 16.04 | 0.91-6ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 16.04 | 0.91-7ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 16.04 | 0.91-7ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.2-1build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.2-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.2-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.3~pre0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 18.04 | 0.92.3-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.4-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.4-4build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.4-5ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.4-5ubuntu3.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.4-5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.5-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 20.04 | 0.92.5-1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.1-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.1-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.1-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.2-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 22.04 | 1.1.2-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu10 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu11 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | inkscape | 24.04 | 1.2.2-2ubuntu12 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | inkscape | Not reported | 1.3 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | inkscape | source | sid | 1.4-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | inkscape | source | forky | 1.4-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | inkscape | source | trixie | 1.4-4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | inkscape | source | bookworm | 1.2.2-2+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | inkscape | cpe | Not reported | 1.3 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | inkscape | cpe | Not reported | 1.3 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-4980 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [inkscape]Affected
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2+b1· amd64 · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
1.2.2-2+deb12u1nvd · inkscape · debian · bookworm; nvd · inkscape · debian · 12
1.2.2-2+b1· arm64 · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
1.2.2-2+deb12u1nvd · inkscape · debian · bookworm; nvd · inkscape · debian · 12
- [inkscape-tutorials]Affected
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.2.2-2· all · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
1.2.2-2+deb12u1nvd · inkscape · debian · bookworm; nvd · inkscape · debian · 12
1.2.2-2· all · bookwormAffected · Fixed:
1.2.2-2+deb12u1nvd · inkscape · debian · bookworm; nvd · inkscape · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [inkscape]Fixed
Details (2)
1.4-6· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4-4nvd · inkscape · debian · 13
1.4-6· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4-4nvd · inkscape · debian · 13
- [inkscape-tutorials]Fixed
Source package: [inkscape]
Details (2)
1.4-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4-4nvd · inkscape · debian · 13
1.4-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.4-4nvd · inkscape · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/merge_requests/5269]
- [https://gitlab.com/inkscape/inkscape/-/work_items/3557]
- [https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/10/msg00056.html]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4980]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-4980]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-4980]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-4980]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4980.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]