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CVE-2026-86140
PUBLISHED
Assigner:
mitre
Reserved:
05.09.2026
Published:
05.09.2026
Updated:
05.09.2026
In libxml2 before 2.15.4, xmlSnprintfElements in valid.c has a strcat stack-based buffer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1
CVSS Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
CVSS Score:
8
CVSS score
8
Attack Vector
Local
Scope
Unchanged
Attack Complexity
Low
Confidentiality Impact
High
Privileges Required
None
Integrity Impact
High
User Interaction
None
Availability Impact
Low
CVSS 3.1
Product Status
Vendor
xmlsoft
Product
libxml2
Versions
Default:
unaffected
affected from 0 to 2.15.4 (excl.)
References
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/compare/v2.15.3...v2.15.4
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/d1686f91dbda141a752200419d35639fd6b38340
Problem Types
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE