Description
libexpat through 2.10.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in unknown_toUtf8() and unknown_toUtf16() in xmltok.c when handling application-registered unknown encodings. Attackers can supply a document ending in a truncated multibyte sequence so the convert callback reads past the parse buffer, leaking adjacent memory or crashing applications.
Published: 2026-11-07
Score: 6.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description libexpat through 2.10.0 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in unknown_toUtf8() and unknown_toUtf16() in xmltok.c when handling application-registered unknown encodings. Attackers can supply a document ending in a truncated multibyte sequence so the convert callback reads past the parse buffer, leaking adjacent memory or crashing applications.
Title libexpat through 2.10.0 Out-of-Bounds Read via unknown_toUtf8 and unknown_toUtf16
First Time appeared Libexpat Project
Libexpat Project libexpat
Weaknesses CWE-126
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Libexpat Project
Libexpat Project libexpat
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Libexpat Project Libexpat
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-07T14:17:57.180Z

Reserved: 2026-11-07T12:27:50.865Z

Link: CVE-2026-124317

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-11-07T15:17:16.080

Modified: 2026-11-07T15:17:16.220

Link: CVE-2026-124317

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Updated: 2026-11-07T16:45:13Z

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