Red Hat Security Advisory: libxml2 security update
Affects Red Hat libxml2Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 18:06 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 May 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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants that addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:14832 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patch.
Description
A moderate severity vulnerability (CVE-2025-9714) in the libxml2 library affects the exsltDynMapFunction function in libexslt/dynamic.c, causing infinite recursion. This issue is addressed by a security update from Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 variants. The vulnerability relates to the libxslt component of libxml2.