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CVE-2026-7210

libexpat

Description

`xml.parsers.expat` and `xml.etree.ElementTree` use insufficient entropy for Expat hash-flooding protection, which allows a crafted XML document to trigger hash flooding.\r\n\r\nFully mitigating this vulnerability requires both updating libexpat to 2.8.0 or later and applying this patch.

CVSS 7.5EPSS 0.79%Risk 0.8
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Published
2026-05-11 18:16:42
Affected versions
<2.8.0
Type
Core software
Last modified
2026-08-12 01:17:08
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H