CVE-2026-55877: symfony/ux-icons: XSS via unsanitized SVG content in local files and Iconify on-demand responses
The ux_icon() Twig function is marked is_safe=['html'], so Twig never escapes its output. Icon::toHtml() inlines the SVG source verbatim into the page. Browsers execute <script> elements and on* event-handler attributes found inside inline SVG, making any unsanitized icon a vector for cross-site scripting.
Two code paths were affected. In the local file path, Icon::fromFile() only stripped <script> elements that were direct children of <svg>, leaving nested scripts and all on* attributes untouched despite a code comment claiming broader protection. In the Iconify on-demand path (enabled by default), the remote JSON body field was wrapped into an Icon object with no sanitization at all. Concrete attack vectors include a malicious SVG icon pack from a third-party theme or downloaded icon set, or a controlled Iconify endpoint configured via iconify.endpoint (including a poisoned cache).
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