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The NPSVG3.dll ActiveX control for Adobe SVG Viewer 3.02...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 1, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 22, 2026

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

The NPSVG3.dll ActiveX control for Adobe SVG Viewer 3.02 and earlier, when running on Internet Explorer, allows remote attackers to determine the existence of arbitrary files by setting the src property to the target filename and using Javascript to determine if the web page immediately stops loading, which indicates whether the file exists or not.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 5, 2005
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 1, 2022
Last updated Mar 22, 2026

Severity

Moderate

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(82nd percentile)

Weaknesses

Observable Discrepancy

The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2005-0918

GHSA ID

GHSA-j6jw-vv8w-q769

Source code

No known source code

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