Browser script execution via unescaped hydratable keys
Published Jan 15, 2026 · Updated Jan 15, 2026
Cross-site scripting in Svelte 5.46.0 through 5.46.3 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in users' browsers via crafted hydratable keys. Renderer.#hydratable_block in packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js serializes each key with JSON.stringify into an inline script, leaving less-than signs able to close the script element. Exploitation requires experimental.async, a hydratable key derived from untrusted input, and a user to load the server-rendered response; injected code then runs in that user's browser context.
Summary
What happened
Cross-site scripting in Svelte 5.46.0 through 5.46.3 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript in users' browsers via crafted hydratable keys. Renderer.#hydratable_block in packages/svelte/src/internal/server/renderer.js serializes each key with JSON.stringify into an inline script, leaving less-than signs able to close the script element. Exploitation requires experimental.async, a hydratable key derived from untrusted input, and a user to load the server-rendered response; injected code then runs in that user's browser context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-15265
- Published
- Jan 15, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 15, 2026
- Vendor
- Svelte
- Product
- Svelte
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-63, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 15, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 15, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=5.46.0 <5.46.3
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Hydratable script-escape regression testproof of concept · demonstrated
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