CVE-2026-116796: high-severity vulnerability in highcharts
Highcharts Core: `javascript:` URL in an `xlink:href` attribute survives text filtering and reaches exported charts
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.2epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 73% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 10.3.2 until 11.4.9, 12.6.2, and 13.1.1, Highcharts accepts an SVG anchor xlink:href attribute without applying the allowed-scheme check used for href and src. An attacker who controls a chart text option can preserve a javascript URL in serialized chart output. When exported or server-rendered SVG is parsed again and a user activates the link, script runs in the origin of that document. This issue is fixed in 11.4.9, 12.6.2 and 13.1.1.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Affected products
highcharts · highchartsRelated CVEs — highcharts
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