libnxml before 0.18.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in src/nxml_parser.c that allows remote attackers to write past a 1024-byte stack buffer via long XML names. Attackers can supply XML or RSS feeds with a 1022-character element, attribute, DOCTYPE or entity name ending in a multi-byte UTF-8 character to crash parsing applications.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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First Time appeared Bakulf
Bakulf libnxml
Vendors & Products Bakulf
Bakulf libnxml

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-787
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Description libnxml before 0.18.6 contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in src/nxml_parser.c that allows remote attackers to write past a 1024-byte stack buffer via long XML names. Attackers can supply XML or RSS feeds with a 1022-character element, attribute, DOCTYPE or entity name ending in a multi-byte UTF-8 character to crash parsing applications.
Title libnxml before 0.18.6 Stack-based Buffer Overflow via long multi-byte XML name
Weaknesses CWE-121
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:04:52.864Z

Reserved: 2026-11-05T17:58:50.610Z

Link: CVE-2026-123202

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-11-05T19:04:47.366Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-05T19:17:19.337

Modified: 2026-11-05T19:17:19.337

Link: CVE-2026-123202

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T18:16:38Z

Links: CVE-2026-123202 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-06T16:35:32Z

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