01 Record

CVE-2026-77214

libexpat Heap Buffer Over-read in xmlparse.c via XML_ParseBuffer

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck

CNA base score8.3 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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02 Description

libexpat Heap Buffer Over-read in xmlparse.c via XML_ParseBuffer

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.
AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 24.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-10.

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

2026-10-07 14:35Z21 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-10-27 10:14Z2 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-08-20

Assigning CNA

VulnCheck

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Weaknesses

CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

906662ec84b148228fbde182d547f580fd229a968ab55af5916086d7709e6f86

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

libexpatlibexpat0 to 2.8.5—

06 References

github.comPull Requesthttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1393issue-tracking
github.comPatch Commithttps://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/13c5f63a7f1c52c2feee3b16a1134d4fb68e9ea0patch
www.vulncheck.comhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libexpat-heap-buffer-over-read-in-xmlparse-c-via-xml-parsebufferthird-party-advisory

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

expat
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el8_10
expat-devel
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el8_10

AlmaLinux 9

expat
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7
expat-devel
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7

AlmaLinux 10

expat
Fixed in 2.7.3-1.el10_2.7

CloudLinux 8

expat
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el8_10
expat-devel
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el8_10

Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.

CloudLinux 9

expat
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7
expat-devel
Fixed in 2.5.0-6.el9_8.7

Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.

CloudLinux 10

expat
Fixed in 2.7.3-1.el10_2.7

Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.

Debian 12

expat
Fixed in 2.5.0-1+deb12u5

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

expat
Fixed in 2.9.0-1~deb13u1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

expat
Fixed in 2.9.0-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.