CVE-2026-27901
Svelte vulnerable to XSS during SSR with contenteditable `bind:innerText` and `bind:textContent`
Svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.53.5, the contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server. Version 5.53.5 fixes the issue.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Passive
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
5.3
Svelte vulnerable to XSS during SSR with contenteditable `bind:innerText` and `bind:textContent`
Svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.53.5, the contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server. Version 5.53.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-27901- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-8799
5.3
Svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.53.5, the contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server. Version 5.53.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
EUVD-2026-8799- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh
5.3
Svelte vulnerable to XSS during SSR with contenteditable `bind:innerText` and `bind:textContent`
The contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server.
- Record
GHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
5.3
Svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.53.5, the contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server. Version 5.53.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-27901- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.3
Svelte vulnerable to XSS during SSR with contenteditable `bind:innerText` and `bind:textContent`
Svelte performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.53.5, the contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server. Version 5.53.5 fixes the issue.
- Record
CVE-2026-27901- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh
5.3
Svelte vulnerable to XSS during SSR with contenteditable `bind:innerText` and `bind:textContent`
The contents of bind:innerText and bind:textContent on contenteditable elements were not properly escaped. This could enable HTML injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS) if rendering untrusted data as the binding's initial value on the server.
- Record
GHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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- Record
CLSA-2026-1775953999- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1776040402 No score
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- Record
CLSA-2026-1776040402- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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- Record
CLSA-2026-1776126838- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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- Record
CLSA-2026-1776213244- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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TuxCare rebuilt svelte to address 6 CVEs. Fixed in 0.3.0-tuxcare.1.
- Record
CLSA-2026-1776213252- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
sveltenpm |
through 5.53.4 | 5.53.5 |
svelteTuxCare:npm From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
4.2.20-tuxcare.0 up to 4.2.20-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 4.2.20 |
4.2.20-tuxcare.1 |
svelteTuxCare:npm From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
3.59.2-tuxcare.0 up to 3.59.2-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 3.59.2 |
3.59.2-tuxcare.1 |
svelteTuxCare:npm From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
2.16.1-tuxcare.0 up to 2.16.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 2.16.1 |
2.16.1-tuxcare.1 |
svelteTuxCare:npm From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
1.64.1-tuxcare.0 up to 1.64.1-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 1.64.1 |
1.64.1-tuxcare.1 |
svelteTuxCare:npm From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
0.3.0-tuxcare.0 up to 0.3.0-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions 0.3.0 |
0.3.0-tuxcare.1 |
sveltenpm |
before 5.53.5 | 5.53.5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-27901 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Svelte, published February 26, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 17th percentile. Fixed in svelte 5.53.5.
References
github.com/sveltejs/svelte/security/advisories/GHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh
github.com/sveltejs/svelte/commit/0df5abcae223058ceb95491470372065fb87951d
github.com/sveltejs/svelte/releases/tag/svelte%405.53.5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27901
github.com/sveltejs/svelte/releases/tag/[email protected]
github.com/advisories/GHSA-phwv-c562-gvmh
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/27xxx/CVE-2026-27901.json
github.com/sveltejs/svelte