CVE-2026-27122

Svelte SSR does not validate dynamic element tag names in `<svelte:element>`

Published Feb 20, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to 5.51.5, when using <svelte:element this={tag}> in server-side rendering, the provided tag name is not validated or sanitized before being emitted into the HTML output. If the tag string contains unexpected characters, it can result in HTML injection in the SSR output. Client-side rendering is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.51.5.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m56q-vw4c-c2cp Svelte SSR does not validate dynamic element tag names in `<svelte:element>`
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:svelte:svelte:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Svelte
Svelte svelte
Vendors & Products Svelte
Svelte svelte
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1286
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to 5.51.5, when using <svelte:element this={tag}> in server-side rendering, the provided tag name is not validated or sanitized before being emitted into the HTML output. If the tag string contains unexpected characters, it can result in HTML injection in the SSR output. Client-side rendering is not affected. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.51.5.
Title Svelte SSR does not validate dynamic element tag names in `<svelte:element>`
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

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

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 23, 2026, 7:23 PM
Reserved
Feb 17, 2026, 6:42 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 20, 2026, 11:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:26 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 20, 2026, 10:28 PM