CVE-2026-76956 PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre
Reserved: 20.08.2026 Published: 20.08.2026 Updated: 20.08.2026

In libexpat 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 before 2.8.4, misinterpretation of getentropy's return code leads to insufficient entropy, which results in being vulnerable to hash flooding attacks, causing a denial of service via crafted XML content.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.5

Product Status

Vendor libexpat project
Product libexpat
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 2.8.2 to 2.8.4 (excl.)

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-394 Unexpected Status Code or Return Value CWE