CVE-2026-118242: Highcharts Grid: custom icon definition objects written with raw `setAttribute` on `<path>`

Published Oct 28, 2026
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Updated

Highcharts JS is a JavaScript charting library based on SVG. From 2.3.0 until 3.2.0, Highcharts Grid creates SVG path elements from rendering.icons object definitions and previously copied every child key with setAttribute. An attacker who controls Grid configuration can supply event-handler attribute names in an icon definition. Because custom icons override built-ins, the attacker can replace default sort or pagination icons, and script runs in the hosting page origin when a user hovers over or activates the affected icon. This issue is fixed in 3.2.0.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Highsoft Highcharts Grid>=2.3.0<3.2.0

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Highcharts Grid to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 3.2.0

Event History

Oct 28, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:30 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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