PT-2026-94366 · Libxml2 · Libxml2

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CVE-2026-76781

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Published

2026-09-17

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Updated

2026-10-08

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libxml2 (affected versions not specified)
Description A flaw in the XML catalog parsing process allows a local user or an attacker to trigger a NULL pointer dereference by providing a specially crafted XML catalog. This occurs when a nextCatalog element is missing its mandatory catalog attribute, resulting in an application crash and a Denial of Service (DoS).
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-76781
ECHO-2007-775F-9D2B
RHSA-2026:57604
USN-8910-1

Affected Products

Libxml2