Vulnerability · Published May 25, 2026 · Assigned by apache
CVE-2026-45249Apache ECharts: XSS in Lines series tooltip rendering
Medium 6.1
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Apache ECharts from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 55% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | echarts | 6.1.0 | GHSA-fgmj-fm8m-jvvx |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Apache Software Foundation | Apache ECharts | 0 – before 6.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/apache/echarts/pull/21608 patch, technical-description
- https://echarts.apache.org/en/option.html#series-lines
- https://echarts.apache.org/handbook/en/best-practices/security/#passing_raw_html_safely technical-description
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/1g6xk7gd9vg1c6zyqqt2lnko10zomc3o vendor-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/23/4