๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-45186

LOW 2.9
CVSS Score
2.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.

CWE CWE-407
Vendor libexpat project
Product libexpat
Published May 10, 2026
Last Updated May 11, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

libexpat project / libexpat
0 < 2.8.1

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1216 openwall.com: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/16