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SCA: security update for highcharts (GHSA-mw4f-gj5x-6xr4)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 477845

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 10.3.2 until 11.4.9, 12.6.2, and 13.1.1,
 Highcharts accepts an SVG anchor xlink:href attribute without applying the allowed-scheme check used for
 href and src. An attacker who controls a chart text option can preserve a javascript URL in serialized
 chart output. When exported or server-rendered SVG is parsed again and a user activates the link, script
 runs in the origin of that document. This issue is fixed in 11.4.9, 12.6.2 and 13.1.1. (CVE-2026-116796)

Solution

Update the highcharts library and its related packages to version 11.4.9 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mw4f-gj5x-6xr4

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 477845

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/29/2026

Updated: 10/29/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 10.33

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-116796

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Threat Score: 4.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-116796

cwe: CWE-79