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    CVE-2024-40896

    In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.

    Published:Dec 23, 2024
    Last Modified:Nov 25, 2025
    EPS:Dec 23, 2024
    EPSS Score:0.00445
    CVSS Score:9.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H300s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H300s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410c
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410c Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H410s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H500s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H500s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H700s
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    H700s Firmware
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Hci Compute Node
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Solidfire \& Hci Management Node
    Vendor
    Netapp
    Product
    Solidfire \& Hci Storage Node
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Xmlsoft
    Product
    Libxml2

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-221 Data Serialization External Entities Blowup

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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