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CVE-2026-76957
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2026-76957
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
libexpat before 2.8.4 lacks handler call depth tracking with custom encoding callbacks. Thus, a use-after-free can occur. NOTE: this is similar to CVE-2026-50219, CVE-2026-56131 and CVE-2026-56412.
CWEs
CWE-416
Published Date
Aug 20, 2026
Updated Date
Sep 8, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1322
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1329
Issue Tracking
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
expat
Exploitable
Vulnerability Ratings
#
4.9
CVSSv31
7.8
CVSSv31
NaN
other
Others affected components
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Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
expat
buildroot
2025.02.x
2.8.5
Not Affected
expat
buildroot
master
2.9.0
Not Affected
expat
openwrt
master
2.8.4-r1
Not Affected
expat
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
2.8.4-r1
Not Affected
expat
yocto
master
2.9.0
Not Affected
expat
yocto
scarthgap
2.8.3
Exploitable