CVE-2026-6732

Published Apr 23, 2026

Last updated 4 days ago

Overview

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.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
hardened_images, jboss_core_services, openshift_container_platform, libxml2, enterprise_linux

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-843

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations