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CVE-2026-56132

MEDIUM
6.9
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-56132
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Reserved
2026-06-19 03:00 UTC
Published
2026-06-19 03:00 UTC
Last updated
2026-06-19 03:00 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-821
CWE-821 Incorrect Synchronization
Vendor / Product
libexpat project / libexpat
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

6.9 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
libexpat project libexpat 0 < 2.8.2
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-821 cna CWE-821 Incorrect Synchronization
CVSS scores (1)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
6.9 MEDIUM 3.1 cna CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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