CVE-2026-50219: libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_GetBuffer, XML_Parse, XML_ParseBuffer, XML_ParserFree, or XML_ParserReset from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur,

Overview

Severity
Medium (CVSS 4.9)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:U
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Patch Tuesday
2026-Jun
Released
2026-06-05
EPSS Score
0.01% (percentile: 1.7%)

Affected Products (1)

Open Source Software

  • azl3 expat 2.6.4-6 on Azure Linux 3.0

Revision History

  • 2026-06-05: Information published.