CVE-2020-10799
SVGlib Vulnerable to XXE Attacks
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10799- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10799- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-0183 No score
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
EUVD-2020-0183- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3vcg-8p79-jpcv
SVGlib Vulnerable to XXE Attacks
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
GHSA-3vcg-8p79-jpcv- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
CVE-2020-10799- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-3vcg-8p79-jpcv
SVGlib Vulnerable to XXE Attacks
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
GHSA-3vcg-8p79-jpcv- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-611
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2020-111 No score
The svglib package through 0.9.3 for Python allows XXE attacks via an svg2rlg call.
- Record
PYSEC-2020-111- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
svglibPyPI |
through 0.9.3 | 0.9.4 |
svglibPyPI |
before 0.9.4, plus listed versions 0.6.00.6.10.6.20.6.30.8.0 Show 6 moreShow less0.8.10.9.00.9.0b00.9.10.9.20.9.3 |
0.9.4 |
svglibPyPI |
before 0.9.4, plus listed versions 0.6.00.6.10.6.20.6.30.8.0 Show 6 moreShow less0.8.10.9.0b00.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.3 |
0.9.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-10799 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Svglib Project Svglib, published March 20, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.53%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in svglib 0.9.4.