CVE-20XX-?

CVE-2026-86142

6.9 MEDIUM 0.2% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.

At a glance

Exploitability
Can be exploited locally on the machine without logging in. High risk of data exposure, data tampering.
Exploit odds
0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix
A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

  1. PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
  2. Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published
Last modified
Exploit probability
0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness
CWE-122
Record status
Analyzed

Affected

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 6.9

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Raw vector

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

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record