CVE-2026-102633
mediumpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.004 · 30 %ileDEFREPSS · scored 2026-10-27
libexpat versions 2.7.2 through 2.8.5 contain an integer overflow vulnerability in expat_realloc() function on 32-bit platforms when computing allocation sizes. Attackers supplying malicious XML to applications parsing with vulnerable libexpat can cause heap buffer overflow, memory corruption, or denial of service.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.6–8.2
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (3)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-3637expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of ServiceDeutsch2026-09-29csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in expat ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1390Multiples vulnérabilités dans Tenable Network MonitorFrançais2026-10-27vendor · certfrFR
sources
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references (5) nvd
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/blob/R_2_8_5/expat/lib/xmlparse.c#L1003
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/209801d7fbaf07ab74bae8cb32dd2ab9e5846118
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1392
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/libexpat-2.7.2-through-2.8.5-integer-overflow-in-expat-realloc
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