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.
Published:Oct 28, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 28, 2026
EPS:Oct 28, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:5.9
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Libexpat Project
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Libexpat Project
Libexpat
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