Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, but it requires an attacker to have authenticated access with appropriate permissions. Once malicious content is stored, any privileged user who loads the affected page in a browser may trigger the exploit remotely.

Does an attacker need administrative access to exploit this issue?

No. The issue specifically arises when lower-privileged users (such as editors or designers) can create or modify SVG/icon components that are subsequently viewed by higher-privileged accounts like administrators.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this vulnerability class?

The most robust fix is to ensure all user-controlled content rendered in HTML/SVG is properly sanitized and contextually encoded, combined with strict whitelisting of allowed elements and attributes for SVG/icon content and limiting executable constructs altogether.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.7)

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Statamic SVG and Icon Components

CVE-2026-28426

Published:

Feb 27, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Account Compromise via Stored XSS

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.7)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

CWE:

CWE-79

Impact:

Privilege Escalation and Account Compromise via Stored XSS

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(8.7)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) in Statamic SVG and Icon Components

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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CRITICAL

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Command Injection in MCP Stdio Configuration Validation (CWE-78) in WeKnora

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.9)

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