DOM XSS via unchecked selectionTuples map call
Published Jan 5, 2026 · Updated Jan 5, 2026
DOM XSS in Vega before 5.6.3 and 6.0.0 through 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript via malicious Vega JSON. The selectionTuples implementation invokes the map property of an attacker-shaped argument without first verifying that the value is an array, enabling a global function gadget to reach window.eval. Exploitation requires an application that accepts user-defined specifications, exposes a suitable global gadget, and induces a user to open and interact with the malicious visualization; code then runs in the application's origin.
Summary
What happened
DOM XSS in Vega before 5.6.3 and 6.0.0 through 6.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute JavaScript via malicious Vega JSON. The selectionTuples implementation invokes the map property of an attacker-shaped argument without first verifying that the value is an array, enabling a global function gadget to reach window.eval. Exploitation requires an application that accepts user-defined specifications, exposes a suitable global gadget, and induces a user to open and interact with the malicious visualization; code then runs in the application's origin.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-65110
- Published
- Jan 5, 2026
- Updated
- Jan 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Vega
- Product
- Vega
- Classifications
- CWE-79, T1203
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jan 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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Is a vulnerable build present?
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- Affected versionversion=< 5.6.3
- Affected versionversion=>= 6.0.0, < 6.1.2
What conditions does exploitation require?
What is affected?
Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- Vendor-published vlSelectionTuples DOM XSS proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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