XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 0.6%
exploitation probability
0.6%top 53% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
XML::LibXML versions through 2.0210 for Perl read out-of-bounds heap memory when parsing XML node names containing truncated UTF-8 byte sequences.
A node name ending in the middle of a multi byte UTF-8 sequence causes the parser to read past the end of the input string into adjacent heap memory.
Any Perl process that passes attacker controlled strings to XML::LibXML's DOM node-name methods can reach this path on the default API. The likely consequence is a crash, causing denial of service.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
SHLOMIF · XML::LibXMLReferences
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39547https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39553https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39878https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-8177https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468684https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/commit/15652bd905a6c9dda59a81b14d4766adbbae2ea8.patchhttps://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/issues/146https://github.com/cpan-authors/XML-LibXML/pull/149https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-8177.jsonhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/10/8http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/2