CVE-2026-0858

plantuml: PlantUML: Arbitrary script execution via Stored Cross-Site Scripting in GraphViz diagrams

Published Jan 16, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Versions of the package net.sourceforge.plantuml:plantuml before 1.2026.0 are vulnerable to Stored XSS due to insufficient sanitization of interactive attributes in GraphViz diagrams. As a result, a crafted PlantUML diagram can inject malicious JavaScript into generated SVG output, leading to arbitrary script execution in the context of applications that render the SVG.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hrvf-g648-rf3m PlantUML is vulnerable to Stored XSS due to insufficient sanitization of interactive attributes in GraphViz diagrams
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:plantuml:plantuml:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Plantuml
Plantuml plantuml
Vendors & Products Plantuml
Plantuml plantuml
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title plantuml: PlantUML: Arbitrary script execution via Stored Cross-Site Scripting in GraphViz diagrams
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Versions of the package net.sourceforge.plantuml:plantuml before 1.2026.0 are vulnerable to Stored XSS due to insufficient sanitization of interactive attributes in GraphViz diagrams. As a result, a crafted PlantUML diagram can inject malicious JavaScript into generated SVG output, leading to arbitrary script execution in the context of applications that render the SVG.
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:P'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:P'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
snyk
Published
Updated
Jan 16, 2026, 2:10 PM
Reserved
Jan 12, 2026, 9:57 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 16, 2026, 5:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:11 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 16, 2026, 5:00 AM