VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2024-40896

CVSS score9.1 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.22%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2024-12-23
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Description

In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.

Weakness classification

  • cve@mitre.org: CWE-611

Primary references