CVE-2026-6732

April 24, 2026, 2:39 p.m.

6.5
Medium

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnome
  • Libxml2
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-843
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')
The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnome libxml2 / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Timeline

Published: April 23, 2026, 11:16 p.m.
Last Modified: April 24, 2026, 2:39 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

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More info

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