# CVE-2026-25648: Traccar Vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via Malicious SVG File Upload

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in other users' browsers by uploading malicious SVG files as device images in Traccar.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mc2g-mjqh-8x78

## What is CVE-2026-25648?

CVE-2026-25648 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in traccar, published on 23 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Versions of the Traccar open-source GPS tracking system starting with 6.11.1 contain an issue in which authenticated users can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of other users' browsers by uploading malicious SVG files as device images. The application accepts SVG file uploads without sanitization and serves them with the `image/svg+xml` Content-Type, allowing embedded JavaScript to execute when victims view the image. As of time of publication, it is unclear whether a fix is available.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation), CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-25648?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Traccar Traccar.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-25648?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-25648 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-25648 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25648 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in traccar

- [CVE-2024-31214](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-31214/): Traccar's unrestricted file upload vulnerability in device image upload could lead to remote code execution (critical 9.7)
- [CVE-2024-7746](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7746/): Use of default credentials at Traccar fleet management solution (critical 9.5)
- [CVE-2023-50729](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50729/): An unrestricted file upload vulnerability in traccar leads to RCE (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2020-5246](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5246/): LDAP injection vulnerability in Traccar GPS Tracking System (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2026-25649](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25649/): Traccar Vulnerable to Authorization Code Theft via Open Redirect in OIDC Provider Endpoints (high 7.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-25648 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-25648 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in traccar, published on 23 Feb 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-25648 exists.

Affected product: traccar. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25648/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25648/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-25648
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25648
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-25648

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-25648/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.