Medium severity6.9NVD Advisory· Published Jun 21, 2026· Updated Jun 23, 2026
CVE-2026-56406
CVE-2026-56406
Description
libexpat before 2.8.2 has an integer overflow in XML_ParseBuffer because it lacked a check that was present in XML_Parse.
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Affected products
8< 2.8.2+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2
- (no CPE)range: <2.8.2
- osv-coords6 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/expat-devpkg:apk/chainguard/expat-docpkg:apk/chainguard/libexpat1pkg:apk/wolfi/expat-devpkg:apk/wolfi/expat-docpkg:apk/wolfi/libexpat1
< 2.8.2-r0+ 5 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.8.2-r0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1255nvdPatchIssue Tracking
News mentions
1- Libexpat: Ten Integer Overflow and Use-After-Free Vulnerabilities Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Jun 21, 2026