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CVE-2026-6732
MEDIUM6.5
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability occurs when the library processes a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document that includes an internal entity reference. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious document, leading to a type confusion error that causes the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS), making the affected system or application unavailable.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score6.5
SeverityMEDIUM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack VectorADJACENT_NETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published4/23/2026
Last Modified4/24/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-843
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6732(secalert@redhat.com)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2461300(secalert@redhat.com)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/1097(secalert@redhat.com)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/merge_requests/411(secalert@redhat.com)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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