High severity8.7NVD Advisory· Published Dec 30, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-26296
CVE-2020-26296
Description
Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. Vega in an npm package. In Vega before version 5.17.3 there is an XSS vulnerability in Vega expressions. Through a specially crafted Vega expression, an attacker could execute arbitrary javascript on a victim's machine. This is fixed in version 5.17.3
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
veganpm | < 5.17.3 | 5.17.3 |
Affected products
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r2qc-w64x-6j54ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/vega/vega/issues/3018nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/vega/vega/pull/3019nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/vega/vega/releases/tag/v5.17.3nvdRelease NotesThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/vega/vega/security/advisories/GHSA-r2qc-w64x-6j54nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26296ghsaADVISORY
- www.npmjs.com/package/veganvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
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