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CVE-2026-117610

libexpat through 2.9.0 NULL Pointer Dereference via External Entity Subparser

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-10-28
  • WeaknessCWE-476

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Description

libexpat through 2.9.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in externalEntityInitProcessor2() in lib/xmlparse.c that mishandles the XML_TOK_NONE token from empty input. Attackers who control stream chunking can force an empty non-final first parse on an external entity subparser, causing a later parse to crash the application.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-10-2803:17CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-02 15:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Libexpat project libexpat
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.9≤ 2.9.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • cmakeAzure Linux:3all versions · no fixed version listedand 1 other package
  • coin3Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 4 other packages
  • expatUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listedand 3 other packages
  • expatEchoall versions · fixed in 2.9.0-1+e5
  • expatDebian:14all versions · no fixed version listed
  • expatDebian:13all versions · no fixed version listed
  • expatDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed
  • expatAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 2.10.0-r0

15 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CNACVSS 4.08.2read 2026-11-02
  • CNACVSS 3.15.9read 2026-11-02
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-11-02
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-476read 2026-11-02
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.4 %2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub Advisoriesadvisory—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Published
2026-10-28
Last Modified
2026-11-02
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-v4h5-6r69-76p3

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-117610?

libexpat through 2.9.0 contains a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in externalEntityInitProcessor2() in lib/xmlparse.c that mishandles the XML_TOK_NONE token from empty input. Attackers who control stream chunking can force an empty non-final first parse on an external entity subparser, causing a later parse to crash the application.

Is CVE-2026-117610 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-117610 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.4% on 2026-11-02, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-117610?

CVE-2026-117610 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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