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CVE-2026-6653VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik Amazon · libxml2: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-6653· High 7.0

Public exploit available · CVSS 7.0 High : upgrade to 2.11.0 as a priority.

Data as of 12 Nov 2026, 12:33 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.11.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: evidence found.

    CVSS exploit maturity: proof of concept public

  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), CVSS vector, the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 12 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade libxml2 to 2.11.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GNOMElibxml2Affected
  • >=2.9.11 <2.11.0
Fixed in
  • 2.11.0
Ubuntuubuntu/libxml2pkg:deb/ubuntu/libxml2Other threatsAffected
  • =2.9.11
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated libxml2 packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply these official patches promptly to remediate the issue. Refer to Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:61247 and the linked update instructions at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed patching guidance.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in the libxml2 library can lead to a denial of service (DoS) when processing crafted XML input. This issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related variants. Red Hat has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The advisory rates the impact as Moderate and provides patches for affected packages.

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