CVE-2023-26486 — Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and
Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. The Vega `scale` expression function has the ability to call arbitrary functions with a single controlled argument. The scale expression function passes a us
Published
2023-03-03T23:48:41.382Z
Last modified
2025-02-25T15:01:48.054Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
Vega is a visualization grammar, a declarative format for creating, saving, and sharing interactive visualization designs. The Vega `scale` expression function has the ability to call arbitrary functions with a single controlled argument. The scale expression function passes a user supplied argument group to getScale, which is then used as if it were an internal context. The…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| vega | vega | < 5.13.1 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-03-03T23:48:41.382Z
- Last modified: 2025-02-25T15:01:48.054Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/vega/vega/security/advisories/GHSA-4vq7-882g-wcg4
- github.com — https://github.com/vega/vega/releases/tag/v5.23.0
- github.dev — https://github.dev/vega/vega/blob/72b9b3bbf912212e7879b6acaccc84aff969ef1c/packa…
- github.dev — https://github.dev/vega/vega/blob/72b9b3bbf912212e7879b6acaccc84aff969ef1c/packa…
- vega.github.io — https://vega.github.io/editor/#/url/vega/N4IgJAzgxgFgpgWwIYgFwhgF0wBwqgegIDc4BzJ…
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