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CVE-2026-6732

libxml2

Description

A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability occurs when the library processes a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document that includes an internal entity reference. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious document, leading to a type confusion error that causes the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS), making the affected system or application unavailable.

CVSS 6.5EPSS 0.632%Risk 0.69
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Published
2026-04-23 23:16:16
Affected versions
unknown
Type
Package
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Operating systems
Linux