Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Debian · expat: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationen
Affects Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik DebianSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.3 High.
Data as of 9 Nov 2026, 13:02 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.3 |
|---|---|---|
| CNA (VulnCheck) | CVSS 3.1 | 8.2 |
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Oct 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 9 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| libexpatlibexpat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
GitHublibexpatpkg:github/libexpatOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
A security update fixing CVE-2026-77214 is available and should be applied. Red Hat has released updated packages (expat-2.9.0-1.hum1) for Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs. Users should apply these updates promptly to remediate the vulnerability. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Description
A vulnerability in the Expat XML parser allows a remote attacker to cause a heap buffer over-read via repeated parse buffer operations with unvalidated buffer lengths. This can lead to information disclosure by leaking adjacent heap memory, potentially aiding in bypassing security mitigations like ASLR, or cause a denial of service by crashing the application. The vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux environments where Expat is used to process untrusted XML inputs. A security update addressing this issue is available in Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs.
References
- wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-3796.json (opens in a new tab)
- wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-3796 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-77214 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2547476 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/tag/R_2_9_0 (opens in a new tab)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2026/q4/55 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-October/029767.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-October/029763.html (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-October/029771.html (opens in a new tab)
- security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DSA-6566-1 (opens in a new tab)
- aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/python_advisory22.asc (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:85985 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/10/msg00043.html (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-88248.html (opens in a new tab)
- linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-88247.html (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88248 (opens in a new tab)
- errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:88247 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:88247 (opens in a new tab)
- lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/thread/J4WESN4HAMFBE7LZ527BB3JJ74CXQSVH/ (opens in a new tab)
- errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2026:88248 (opens in a new tab)