CVE-2026-6732
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Description
A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability occurs when the library processes a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document that includes an internal entity reference. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious document, leading to a type confusion error that causes the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS), making the affected system or application unavailable.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-23 23:16:16.443000
Last modified
2026-10-26 21:10:00.170000
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