CVE-2026-81927 Concrete CMS before 9.5.3 is vulnerable to Stored XSS via SVG upload in "Reject" sanitization mode

Low 1.8 Published Updated

Stored XSS in Concrete CMS allows arbitrary JavaScript execution via SVG uploads when non-default sanitization mode is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-81927?

CVE-2026-81927 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Concretecms Concrete Cms, published on 15 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Concrete CMS before 9.5.3 contained a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in SVG file handling. When SVG processing was set to the non-default "Reject files containing potentially harmful elements" mode (concrete.file_manager.images.svg_sanitization.action = reject), uploaded SVGs were checked only against a small built-in blocklist covering the script element and on* event-handler attributes; the broader enshrined/svg-sanitize pass still ran, but its result was discarded, so vectors it would have stripped, such as a javascript: URI in an xlink:href, were stored unmodified and executed when the file was opened directly. A user able to upload files could thereby run arbitrary JavaScript in the browser of any user who viewed the file. The default sanitize mode was not affected. The Concrete CMS security team gave this vulnerability a CVSS v4.0 score of 1.8 with vector CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N. Thanks Oriol Ortiz for reporting.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-81927?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Concretecms Concrete Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2026-81927?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-81927 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-81927 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-81927 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g2cp-r5qq-w6mj.

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