๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-50219

MEDIUM 4.9
CVSS Score
4.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_GetBuffer, XML_Parse, XML_ParseBuffer, XML_ParserFree, or XML_ParserReset from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur,

CWE CWE-416
Vendor libexpat project
Product libexpat
Published Jun 4, 2026
Last Updated Jun 4, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Affected Versions

libexpat project / libexpat
0 < 2.8.2

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
github.com: https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1246