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CVE-2026-66046VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik AmazonSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-66046· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 11:23 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.5
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:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 18 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
libexpat projectlibexpatAffected
  • <=2.8.3
Fixed in–
GitHublibexpatpkg:github/libexpatOther threatsAffected
  • <=2.8.3
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.

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