XSS in Apache Echarts
CVE-2026-45249
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Apache ECharts in the Lines series tooltip rendering logic. This issue affects Apache ECharts: from before 6.1.0. In versions prior to 6.1.0, if both Lines series and tooltip are used, and no user-specified tooltip.formatter is provided, and series.data[i].name is specified, raw HTML string series.data[i].name can be rendered through innerHTML sink into tooltip content. Although tooltip is allowed to accept user-provided raw HTML via a custom tooltip.formatter, the built-in tooltip formatters conventionally perform HTML escaping automatically. This case breaks that convention and may unexpectedly lead to script execution when tooltips are displayed. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 6.1.0 if using the Lines series in this way, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (59.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- Apache Echarts
- Apache Software Foundation Echarts — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/apache/echarts/pull/21608 (technical-description, Patch, patch, Issue Tracking)
- echarts.apache.org/en/option.html (Product)
- echarts.apache.org/handbook/en/best-practices/security/ (Product, technical-description)
- lists.apache.org/thread/1g6xk7gd9vg1c6zyqqt2lnko10zomc3o (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45249?
- CVE-2026-45249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Echarts, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-05-25.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45249?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.