CVE-2026-56412

CVE-2026-56412CVE-2026-56412

Description

libexpat before 2.8.2 does not consider XML_TOK_DATA_CHARS in doCdataSection and thus lacks handler call depth tracking for various calls from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50219.

Scoring

CVSS 4.9 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Last modified2026-06-21
Sourced from NVD. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.