CVE-2026-46683: Snappy: SSRF and local file read via the xsl-style-sheet option
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The xsl-style-sheet option allows SSRF and local file read vulnerabilities.
- Who is affected
- Users of Snappy are affected by this vulnerability.
- Urgency
- The severity is unknown, but it could lead to sensitive information disclosure.
- Action
- Review and restrict the use of the xsl-style-sheet option or update to a secure version.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46683
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-466830.25% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 16% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-46683 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Snappy
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2023-28115: Snappy vulnerable to PHAR deserialization, allowing remote code executionmsrc · 2026-08-06
- unknownCVE-2026-46643: Snappy: Binary path is never shell-escaped due to an inverted is_executable checkmsrc · 2026-06-09
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