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CVE-2026-96889VulnerabilityPublished

Red Hat Security Advisory: librsvg2 security update

Affects Red Hat librsvg2Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-96889· High 7.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade Red Hat librsvg to 2.63.1 soon.

Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 16:09 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.8
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.63.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 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 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade librsvg/librsvg to 2.63.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
crates.iolibrsvg/librsvgpkg:cargo/librsvg/librsvgOther threatsAffected
  • <2.63.1
Fixed in
  • 2.63.1

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AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated librsvg2 packages for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants to fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:92353 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the librsvg2 library when XML includes contain duplicated entities. This security flaw affects the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) library based on libart and has been addressed by Red Hat in an update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants. The vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-96889 and has been rated with an important security impact by Red Hat.

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