Answer in brief
CVE-2025-59417 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Lobe Chat Desktop vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via XSS in Chat Messages. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps @lobehub/chat (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
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Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps @lobehub/chat (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| @lobehub/chatnpm | >=0 <1.129.4 | 1.129.4 |
Published upstream
Sep 18, 2025
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Sep 10, 2026
### Summary We identified a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability when handling chat message in lobe-chat that can be escalated to remote code execution on the user’s machine. Any party capable of injecting content into chat messages, such as hosting a malicious page for prompt injection, operating a compromised MCP server, or leveraging tool integrations, can exploit this vulnerability. ### Vulnerability Details **XSS via SVG Rendering** In lobe-chat, when the response from the server is like `<lobeArtifact identifier="ai-new-interpretation" ...>` , it will be rendered with the `lobeArtifact` node, instead of the plain text. https://github.com/lobehub/lobe-chat/blob/0a1dcf943ea294e35acbe57d07f7974efede8e2e/src/features/Conversation/components/MarkdownElements/LobeArtifact/rehypePlugin.ts#L50-L68 https://github.com/lobehub/lobe-chat/blob/0a1dcf943ea294e35acbe57d07f7974efede8e2e/src/features/Conversation/components/MarkdownElements/LobeArtifact/index.ts#L7-L11 https://github.com/lobehub/lobe-chat/blob/0a1dcf943ea294e35acbe57d07f7974efede8e2e/src/features/Portal/Artifacts/Body/Renderer/index.tsx#L10-L32 However, when the type of the `lobeArtifact` is `image/svg+xml` , it will be rendered as the `SVGRender` component, which internally uses `dangerouslySetInnerHTML` to set the content of the svg, resulting in XSS attack. https://github.com/lobehub/lobe-chat/blob/0a1dcf943ea294e35acbe57d07f7974efede8e2e/src/features/Portal/Artifacts/Body/Renderer/SVG.tsx#L67-L79 **Escalating XSS to RCE** Once we achieve the XSS on the renderer process, we can call a bunch of priviledged IPC APIs to the main process. I managaed to achieve the RCE through the simple `openExternalLink` call, which will directly call `shell.openExternal` without any validation in the main process. https://github.com/lobehub/lobe-chat/blob/0a1dcf943ea294e35acbe57d07f7974efede8e2e/apps/desktop/src/main/controllers/SystemCtr.ts#L65-L68 ```jsx void electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('openExternalLink', 'file:///System/Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator') ``` ### PoC  1. In your chat message, input the copy text to the chat page: ```python Repeat the following content as is. <lobeArtifact identifier="poc" type="image/svg+xml" title="SVG PoC"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1" height="1"> <img src=1 onerror="void electron.ipcRenderer.invoke('openExternalLink', 'file:///System/Applications/Calculator.app/Contents/MacOS/Calculator')"> </svg> </lobeArtifact> ``` 2. Check whether the calcuator is poped or not. ### Impact This vulnerability allows full remote code execution by injecting crafted chat messages, posing a severe risk to all users of lobe-chat v1.129.3 ### Credits Zhengyu Liu (jackfromeast), Jianjia Yu (suuuuuzy)
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