GHSA-6g3c-p4fg-xv47 - Highcharts Grid: custom icon definition objects written with raw `setAttribute` on `<path>`
### Impact
A custom icon supplied under `rendering.icons` as an icon definition object is built by creating an SVG path for each of its child entries and setting every key of that entry as an attribute of the path, without filtering the attribute names; only the string form of the option is passed through the markup allow-list. An attacker who controls the Grid configuration can therefore supply child entries whose keys name event handlers, and those handlers execute in the origin of the page hosting the Grid. Custom icons take precedence over the built-in ones, so the attacker can replace icons that render without any further configuration, such as the sort icon shown in every column header by default and the pagination controls where pagination is enabled, and does not need any reference to a custom icon name. Exploitation requires that untrusted data reach the Grid configuration and that a user hover over or activate an affected icon.
### Workarounds
If your Grid configuration comes from a source you do not fully control, paste this snippet right after importing the Grid module:
```ts
(function () {
const GridNS = typeof Grid !== 'undefined' ? Grid : undefined;
const GridClass = GridNS && GridNS.Grid;
if (!GridClass || !GridClass.prototype.loadUserOptions) {
return; // Grid not loaded
}
const allowedPathAttributes = [
'd',
'fill',
'opacity',
'stroke',
'stroke-width',
'stroke-linecap',
'stroke-linejoin',
'transform'
];
const originalLoadUserOptions = GridClass.prototype.loadUserOptions;
function sanitizeIconValue(value) {
if (!value || typeof value === 'string') {
return value;
}
const children = value.children || [];
const sanitizedChildren = [];
for (let i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
const child = children[i] || {};
const clean = {};
for (let j = 0; j < allowe
HIGH
Severity & confidence
Source severityhigh
Platform severityhigh
Confidenceconfirmed
Exploitationunknown
CVSS-
Affected
Vendors@highchartsRed Hat
Products@highcharts/grid-lite@highcharts/grid-pro
Reporting sources (3)
GitHub Security Advisories
Red Hat - CVE Feed
NIST NVD - National Vulnerability Database
Timeline & provenance
Published2026-10-28T19:55:46
Last updated2026-10-31T18:01:25
Ingested2026-10-28T19:58:59
FreshnessNEAR-REAL-TIME
Threat typeadvisory
Recommended action
Review the advisory and upgrade affected packages to the first patched version.
Next steps
- Identify affected systems in your environment.
- Apply the vendor patch or mitigation guidance.
- Review logs for indicators described in the advisory.
- Follow the affected vendor/product to track updates.
Confidence explanation
This object is reported by 3 independent sources.
Source type: vendor ยท Original: GitHub Security Advisories