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Critical 9.8Published Jun 22, 2026
CVE-2026-6653Use After Free in libxml2's xmlParseInternalSubset from GNOME libxml2 version 2.9.11 to 2.11.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service via maliciously crafted XML input with improper en…
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Use After Free in libxml2's xmlParseInternalSubset from GNOME libxml2 version 2.9.11 to 2.11.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service via maliciously crafted XML input with improper entity resolution handling.
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-416, CWE-611
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
xmlsoft libxml2 xmlsoft:libxml2 | from 2.9.11 through 2.11.0 | NVD |
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libxml2/+bug/2141260exploit, issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/work_items/1058exploit, issue-tracking, patch
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