CVE-2026-42573: Svelte: XSS via DOM Clobbering of Internal Framework State
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-42573 is a high (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in svelte. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 5.3, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 09-06-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-07-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Svelte is a performance oriented web framework. Prior to version 5.55.7, Svelte was vulnerable to DOM clobbering of its internal framework state on elements, potentially leading to XSS attacks. This issue has been patched in version 5.55.7.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/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
- NVDNIST6.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.01 pp
From 0.35% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Chainguard3 products
- langfuse-2-workerAll versions (No fix recorded)
- langfuse-fips-2-workerAll versions (No fix recorded)
- langfuse-fips-3.152-workerAll versions (No fix recorded)
Npm1 product
- svelte< 5.55.7
Svelte1 product
- svelte< 5.55.7
Sveltejs1 product
- svelte< 5.55.7
4 vendors · 6 products
References
8 links- github.com/sveltejs/svelte/security/advisories/GHSA-rcqx-6q8c-2c42X Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryVendor Advisory
- github.com/sveltejs/sveltePACKAGE