Libexpat Project: >> Libexpat >> 2.8.0 Security Vulnerabilities
libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_ResumeParser from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur (similar to the CVE-2026-50219 situation).
CVSS Score
4.9
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-19
In libexpat before 2.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in doProlog in xmlparse.c because scaffold backing array reallocation is mishandled when there is data-structure sharing across parsers.
CVSS Score
6.9
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2026-06-19
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,
CVSS Score
4.9
EPSS Score
0.003
Published
2026-06-04
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.
CVSS Score
2.9
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2026-05-10
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