Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain dialogs.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03389 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.10 | Running on | Ubuntu |
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.06 | Running on | Ubuntu |
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.06_lts | Running on | Ubuntu |
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* | 6.10 | Running on | Ubuntu |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.40 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.41 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.42 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.42.1 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.42.2 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
| cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.43 | Vulnerable | Inkscape |
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Running on ·Ubuntu
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06 Running on ·Ubuntu
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.06_lts:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.06_lts Running on ·Ubuntu
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu_linux:6.10:*:i386:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.10 Running on ·Ubuntu
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.40 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.41 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.42 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.42.1 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.42.2 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
- cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.43 Vulnerable ·Inkscape
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-1463
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7w4r-5rhr-622x
References
More Inkscape vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-18917 Inkscape Out-of-bounds Write CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-04341 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference in Inkscape CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2021-18915 Inkscape Access of Uninitialized Pointer CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2021-18913 Inkscape Out-of-bounds Read CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2005-03531 Buffer overflow in the SVG importer (style.cpp) of inkscape 0.41 through 0.42.2 might… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2007-01406 Format string vulnerability in the whiteboard Jabber protocol in Inkscape before 0.45.1… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
Sources
- CVE-2007-1463 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-1463 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7w4r-5rhr-622x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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