A vulnerability was detected in Excalidraw up to 0.18.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts of the component Imported File Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument customData.generationData.html results in cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Metrics

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction Passive

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendors Products
Excalidraw
  • Excalidraw

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References
Link Providers
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-97224 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/submit/907811 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/409318 cve-icon cve-icon
https://vuldb.com/vuln/409318/cti cve-icon cve-icon
History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was detected in Excalidraw up to 0.18.1. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file packages/excalidraw/data/restore.ts of the component Imported File Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument customData.generationData.html results in cross site scripting. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title Excalidraw Imported File restore.ts cross site scripting
First Time appeared Excalidraw
Excalidraw excalidraw
Weaknesses CWE-79
CWE-94
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:excalidraw:excalidraw:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Excalidraw
Excalidraw excalidraw
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published: 2026-09-24T14:45:10.771Z

Updated: 2026-09-24T15:47:43.087Z

Reserved: 2026-09-24T09:43:39.888Z

Link: CVE-2026-97224

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-24T15:46:10.224Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-24T15:18:01.227

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:04:40.340

Link: CVE-2026-97224

cve-icon Redhat

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