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CVE-2026-123202

libnxml before 0.18.6 Stack-based Buffer Overflow via long multi-byte XML name

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-05
  • WeaknessCWE-121

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Description

libnxml before 0.18.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in src/nxml_parser.c that allows remote attackers to write past a 1024-byte stack buffer via long XML names. Attackers can supply XML or RSS feeds with a 1022-character element, attribute, DOCTYPE or entity name ending in a multi-byte UTF-8 character to crash parsing applications.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-0518:16CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As VulnCheck, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-05

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-123202 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVE record2026-11-05
  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2026-11-05
  • CNACVSS 4.08.72026-11-05
  • CNACVSS 3.17.52026-11-05
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-1212026-11-05

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:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Published
2026-11-05

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-123202?

libnxml before 0.18.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in src/nxml_parser.c that allows remote attackers to write past a 1024-byte stack buffer via long XML names. Attackers can supply XML or RSS feeds with a 1022-character element, attribute, DOCTYPE or entity name ending in a multi-byte UTF-8 character to crash parsing applications.

Is CVE-2026-123202 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-123202 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-123202?

CVE-2026-123202 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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