CVE-2026-4224: Stack overflow parsing XML with deeply nested DTD content models

Overview

Severity
High (CVSS 7.5)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Mar
Released
2026-03-19
Last Updated
2026-08-23
EPSS Score
0.69% (percentile: 50.9%)

Affected Products (7)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 python3 3.12.9-9 on Azure Linux 3.0
  • cbl2 python3 3.9.19-19 on CBL Mariner 2.0
  • azl3 python3 3.12.9-10 on Azure Linux 3.0

Other

  • 21492-17084
  • 21379-17084
  • 20937
  • 21694-17084

Revision History

  • 2026-03-19: Information published.
  • 2026-03-19: Information published.
  • 2026-03-31: Information published.
  • 2026-04-13: Information published.
  • 2026-06-03: Information published.
  • 2026-06-28: Information published.
  • 2026-08-07: Information published.
  • 2026-08-10: Information published.
  • 2026-08-23: Information published.