CVE-2026-74860
Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings
02 Description
Libxml2: double-free/uaf in libxml2 python bindings
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.65% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 51.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-26.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-08 11:27Z1 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-26 16:16Z2 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-17
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-763Release of Invalid Pointer or ReferenceBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 2be6f6ebdea53c0a43ee7ca5fc59feff3128fd1ba2130a171ddaf889c432dd39
05 Affected products
06 References
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:64463https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64463
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:71585https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71585
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:71586https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71586
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:71641https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71641
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:72470https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72470
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:72475https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72475
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:72476https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:72476
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:79357https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:79357
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:82939https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:82939
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:89750https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89750
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:89759https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89759
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2026:90309https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:90309
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-74860
- bugzilla.redhat.comRHBZ#2529697https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2529697
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 10
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- libxml2-static Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.7-21.el8_10.9
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13-14.el9_8.5
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- libxml2-devel Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- libxml2-static Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
- python3-libxml2 Fixed in 2.12.5-10.el10_2.4
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- libxml2 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- libxml2 No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.15.3+dfsg-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.13+dfsg-1ubuntu0.13
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.14+dfsg-1.3ubuntu3.9
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.15.2+dfsg-0.1ubuntu0.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu4.13+esm12Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.3+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.7+esm13Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.4+dfsg1-6.1ubuntu1.9+esm8Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS
- libxml2 Fixed in 2.9.10+dfsg-5ubuntu0.20.04.10+esm5Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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