CVE-2026-50219
MEDIUM
4,9
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: low
Description
AI Translation Available
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,
416
Use After Free
StableCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity
Availability
Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Read Memory
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages:
Memory-Unsafe, C, C++
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1246