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Svelte SSR vulnerable to cross-site scripting via spread attributes

  • Disclosed: 14.05.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

When using spread syntax to render attributes from untrusted data, event handler properties are included in the rendered HTML output. If an application spreads user-controlled or external data as element attributes, an attacker can inject malicious event handlers that execute in victims' browsers. Note that this vulnerability only triggers if the user's browser has JavaScript enabled but Svelte's hydration mechanism does not reach the vulnerable element before the event fires.

This is similar to but different from CVE-2026-27121.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package svelte < 5.55.7 5.55.7

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
Platform
npm
Package
svelte
Disclosed
14.05.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pr6f-5x2q-rwfp - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: svelte

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (14) in the archive
Total entries
14
First → latest
07.2022 05.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 13

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 1
  2. 2023: 0
  3. 2024: 1
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 12
Severity:
  1. Svelte SSR vulnerable to cross-site scripting via spread attributes this entry
    Medium CVE-2026-42599 < 5.55.7 5.55.7
  2. High ghsa-gw32-9rmw-qwww >= 3.0.0, < 3.59.2 3.59.2

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