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CVE-2026-45186 HIGH

Published: 2026-05-10 | Last Modified: 2026-07-15 | Status: Modified

Description

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 Metrics

Base Score: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Impact Score: 3.6

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-407
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c Secondary
en CWE-407

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
libexpat_project libexpat * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x702bcab46600> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References

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