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UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586
Vulnerability in cairosvg (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586)
Summary
vulnerability in cairosvg (UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586). Data can be tampered with by attackers.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586** has been found in cairosvg.
Data can be tampered with by attackers. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "cairosvg UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-27586 (cairosvg) —
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in cairosvg.
📍 Affected scope
cairosvg — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Data can be tampered with by attackers
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'cairosvg' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'cairosvg' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `cairosvg` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
cairosvg
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-27586
- report https://github.com/Kozea/CairoSVG/commit/12d31c653c0254fa9d9853f66b04ea46e7397255
- report https://github.com/Kozea/CairoSVG/security/advisories/GHSA-rwmf-w63j-p7gv
- report https://github.com/Kozea/CairoSVG/releases/tag/2.7.0
- report https://github.com/Kozea/CairoSVG/commit/33007d4af9195e2bfb2ff9af064c4c2d8e4b2b53
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27586