# CVE-2026-40853: Apache XML Graphics Batik: Cross-Site Scripting via Unencoded Font Metadata in Apache Batik SVGFont

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123472, GHSA-6RFP-FJVF-86M8
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-40853 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It affects Apache XML Graphics Batik; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Summary

Apache XML Graphics Batik, an SVG library for Java, has a cross-site scripting flaw in its SVGFont handling, where font metadata is not properly encoded. An attacker can use this to inject script into content that Batik processes, and the facts do not specify how the attacker's input reaches the software.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen (Maven): through 1.19.0

## Description

A Cross-Site Scripting via Unencoded Font Metadata in Apache Batik SVGFont. This issue affects Apache XML Graphics Batik: through 1.19. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.20, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-40853 (Apache XML Graphics Batik: Cross-Site Scripting via Unencoded Font Metadata in Apache Batik SVGFont), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-40853 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- Maven package org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen: through 1.19.0
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-40853 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-40853 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Packages (Maven): find every lockfile in each project and run the stack.check operation of the cve.now MCP server (execute) on each one. Compare the resolved versions, not the ranges a manifest declares, with the affected versions above. Include transitive dependencies.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/donct9w5lp5rlvl1p7m8cfx380d2wy4c
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/11/16
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-40853
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-40853"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-40853 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-40853

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-40853?

org.apache.xmlgraphics:batik-svggen (Maven): through 1.19.0.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-40853

## Related

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/donct9w5lp5rlvl1p7m8cfx380d2wy4c

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40853
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40853

### Write-ups

Establishes: Technical detail and context.

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/11/11/16

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