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CVE-2026-74860

CVE-2026-74860 PUBLISHED CVSS 8.5 HIGH

Reported by redhat · Published September 8, 2026

A flaw was found in libxml2 with Python bindings enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted XML document containing a Document Type Definition (DTD) with enumerated attribute values. This triggers a double-free error in the SAX attributeDecl callback handler, where a string is freed twice. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a reproducible crash in Python applications using the libxml2 SAX bindings.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
8.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images2.15.4-0.1.hum1
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red HatRed Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

…and 7 more

Timeline

  • Sep 8, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 9, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 10, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 10, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 11, 2026 Distribution Patch
  • Sep 11, 2026 Security Advisory
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 16, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 18, 2026 EPSS Score

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