Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik AmazonSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.
Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.7 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 |
- EPSS
- 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libexpat projectlibexpat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHublibexpatpkg:github/libexpatOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update that fixes this vulnerability in expat version 2.8.4-0.1.hum1 for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. Users of affected Red Hat products should apply this update promptly to remediate the issue. Refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:65568 for detailed update instructions.
Description
A denial of service vulnerability has been identified in Expat, an XML parser written in C. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-66046 and affects Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. Red Hat has released an update to address this issue in expat version 2.8.4-0.1.hum1. No public exploit or active exploitation is currently known.
References
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- github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1321 (opens in a new tab)
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