CVE-2026-76957

Published Aug 20, 2026

Last updated a month ago

Overview

Description
libexpat before 2.8.4 lacks handler call depth tracking with custom encoding callbacks. Thus, a use-after-free can occur. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2026-50219, CVE-2026-56131 and CVE-2026-56412.
Source
cve@mitre.org
NVD status
Analyzed
Products
libexpat

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

cve@mitre.org
CWE-416

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

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