CVE-2026-45627

Arcane: Unauthenticated reflected XSS via SVG color parameter in /api/app-images/logo enables admin account takeover

Published May 29, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Arcane is an interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. Prior to 1.19.0, the unauthenticated GET /api/app-images/logo endpoint reflects a user-supplied color query parameter into the body of an SVG document via strings.ReplaceAll with no escaping. The substitution lands inside a <style> element of the embedded logo.svg, allowing an attacker to close the style block and inject executable <script> content. Because the response is served as image/svg+xml and Arcane sets no Content-Security-Policy or X-Content-Type-Options headers, navigating a logged-in admin victim to a crafted URL executes attacker-controlled JavaScript in Arcane's origin and rides the victim's HttpOnly JWT cookie to fully compromise the admin account. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-q2pj-8v84-9mh5 Arcane Backend: Unauthenticated reflected XSS via SVG color parameter enables admin account takeover
History
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Metrics ssvc

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

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First Time appeared Getarcaneapp
Getarcaneapp arcane
Vendors & Products Getarcaneapp
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Description Arcane is an interface for managing Docker containers, images, networks, and volumes. Prior to 1.19.0, the unauthenticated GET /api/app-images/logo endpoint reflects a user-supplied color query parameter into the body of an SVG document via strings.ReplaceAll with no escaping. The substitution lands inside a <style> element of the embedded logo.svg, allowing an attacker to close the style block and inject executable <script> content. Because the response is served as image/svg+xml and Arcane sets no Content-Security-Policy or X-Content-Type-Options headers, navigating a logged-in admin victim to a crafted URL executes attacker-controlled JavaScript in Arcane's origin and rides the victim's HttpOnly JWT cookie to fully compromise the admin account. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.19.0.
Title Arcane: Unauthenticated reflected XSS via SVG color parameter in /api/app-images/logo enables admin account takeover
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
May 29, 2026, 5:31 PM
Reserved
May 12, 2026, 8:31 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 29, 2026, 6:17 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 1:10 PM