PT-2026-46147
CVE-2026-50219
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Published
2026-06-04
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.9
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libexpat versions prior to 2.8.2
Description
The software lacks handler call depth tracking when specific functions are called from within handlers during a policy violation. This can lead to a use-after-free condition, which occurs when a program continues to use a pointer after it has been freed. The affected functions are
XML GetBuffer(), XML Parse(), XML ParseBuffer(), XML ParserFree(), and XML ParserReset().Recommendations
Update to version 2.8.2 or later.
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