High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-84370
SVGO: removeScripts allows executable links through namespace and control-character bypasses
8.2
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SV
svgo · svg
>= 1.0.0, < 2.8.4; >= 3.0.0, < 3.3.5; >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84370
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84370
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/commit/0557385564a5c6c11d76cd934a6cff94451e532c
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/commit/3db3ef33e409a0bc0fdaf255e46c908b00e93bc2
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/commit/994a9f00d79ddec68ce19a1ce9eb8ca08d747e4f
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/pull/2268
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/pull/2269
github.com
https://github.com/svg/svgo/pull/2272
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