Format string vulnerability in Inkscape before 0.45.1 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a URI, which is not properly handled by certain dialogs.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-1463 is rated High Risk (65.4/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 16.55%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.29% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-04-13 | 11.26% | 16.55% | +5.29% |
| 2 | 2025-12-30 | 9.37% | 11.26% | +1.89% |
| 3 | 2025-11-07 | — | 9.37% | — |
Full EPSS history (16 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.8 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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low | CVE-2007-1463 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (inkscape), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2007-1463 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2007-1463: 1 GLSA(s) (200704-10), 1 atom(s) (media-gfx/inkscape); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2007-1463 |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2007-1463 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (inkscape), 4 status rows across 4 suites (dapper, edgy, feisty, upstream): released 3, needs-triage 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2007-1463 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.40 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.41 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.42 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.42.1 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.42.2 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.42.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.43 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| inkscape | inkscape | 0.44 | cpe:2.3:a:inkscape:inkscape:0.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |