CSV Injection Affecting shlinkio/shlink package, versions >=5.0.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PHP-SHLINKIOSHLINK-18600669
  • published9 Aug 2026
  • disclosed4 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 4 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-18738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1236  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for shlinkio/shlink.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to CSV Injection via the visit export process. An attacker can cause arbitrary spreadsheet formulas to be embedded in exported CSV files by supplying specially crafted values in the User-Agent, Referer, or request path headers that begin with characters such as =, +, -, or @. When an administrator opens the exported CSV file in a spreadsheet application that evaluates formulas, these payloads may be executed on the client machine.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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version 3.1