PT-2026-51241 · Libexpat+1 · Libexpat+1

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CVE-2026-56405

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Published

2026-06-21

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Updated

2026-08-31

CVSS v3.1

6.9

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libexpat versions prior to 2.8.2
Description An integer overflow exists in the getAttributeId() function. An integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation attempts to create a numeric value that is outside of the range that can be represented with a given number of digits.
Recommendations Update to version 2.8.2 or later. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the getAttributeId() function until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Integer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

AZL-90228
CVE-2026-56405
ECHO-1461-C70A-6ADD
OESA-2026-2973
OESA-2026-2974
OESA-2026-2975
OESA-2026-2976
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11584-1

Affected Products

Ibm Aix
Libexpat