CVE-2026-45186

In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.

CVE-2026-45186 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2026:22715, released May 10, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.2
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0048
41st percentile

In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
MozillaFirefox · opensuse-leap 16.0 153.5.0-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22139-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 15.6 153.5.0-150400.157.16.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4834-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 15.7 153.5.0-150400.157.16.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4834-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaFirefox · sles 16.0 153.5.0-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:24260-1 Nov 7, 2026
MozillaThunderbird · sles 15.7 153.5.0-150400.13.9.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4736-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 2.5.0-1+deb12u4 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45186 May 27, 2026
expat · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 2.8.2-1~deb13u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45186 May 27, 2026
expat · Debian 14 2.8.0-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45186 May 27, 2026
expat · RHEL 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 RHSA-2026:22715 May 10, 2026
expat · RHEL 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10 RHSA-2026:22721 Jun 24, 2026
expat · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 RHSA-2026:23230 Jun 24, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 expat 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 Jun 21, 2026
expat · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 expat 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 Jun 21, 2026
expat · almalinux 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 ALSA-2026:22715 Jun 3, 2026
expat · almalinux 8 2.5.0-2.el8_10 ALSA-2026:22721 Jun 3, 2026
expat · almalinux 9 2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 ALSA-2026:23230 Jun 4, 2026
expat · ol 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 ELSA-2026-22715 Jul 16, 2026
expat · ol 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10 ELSA-2026-22721 Jun 3, 2026
expat · ol 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 ELSA-2026-23230 Jun 23, 2026
expat · opensuse-leap 16.0 2.8.4-160000.1.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21945-1 Sep 24, 2026
expat · rocky 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 RLSA-2026:22715 Jun 5, 2026
expat · rocky 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10 RLSA-2026:22721 Jun 5, 2026
expat · rocky 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 RLSA-2026:23230 Jun 5, 2026
expat · sles 15.6 2.8.5-150400.3.40.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4623-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · sles 15.7 2.8.5-150700.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4619-1 Nov 7, 2026
expat · sles 16.0 2.8.4-160000.1.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23912-1 Sep 24, 2026
expat-devel · RHEL 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10 RHSA-2026:22721 Jun 24, 2026
expat-devel · RHEL 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 RHSA-2026:23230 Jun 24, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 10 2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 ALSA-2026:22715 Jun 3, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 8 2.5.0-2.el8_10 ALSA-2026:22721 Jun 3, 2026
expat-devel · almalinux 9 2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 ALSA-2026:23230 Jun 4, 2026
expat-devel · ol 10 0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.1 ELSA-2026-22715 Jul 16, 2026
expat-devel · ol 8 0:2.5.0-2.el8_10 ELSA-2026-22721 Jun 3, 2026
expat-devel · ol 9 0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.1 ELSA-2026-23230 Jun 23, 2026
firefox · RHEL 10 153.5.0-1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:89758 Oct 31, 2026
firefox · RHEL 8 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10 RHSA-2026:89756 Oct 31, 2026
firefox · RHEL 9 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:89757 Oct 31, 2026
firefox · almalinux 10 153.5.0-1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:89758 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · almalinux 8 153.5.0-1.el8_10 ALSA-2026:89756 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · almalinux 9 153.5.0-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:89757 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · amzn 2023 140.10.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1725 May 25, 2026
firefox · ol 10 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-89758 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · ol 8 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el8_10 ELSA-2026-89756 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · ol 9 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-89757 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · rocky 10 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:89758 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · rocky 8 0:153.5.0-1.el8_10 RLSA-2026:89756 Nov 7, 2026
firefox · rocky 9 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:89757 Nov 7, 2026
firefox-debuginfo · amzn 2023 140.10.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1725 May 25, 2026
firefox-debugsource · amzn 2023 140.10.2-1.amzn2023.0.3 ALAS2023-2026-1725 May 25, 2026
firefox-x11 · RHEL 9 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:89757 Oct 31, 2026
firefox-x11 · almalinux 9 153.5.0-1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:89757 Nov 7, 2026
firefox-x11 · ol 9 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-89757 Nov 7, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 libexpat1 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 Jun 21, 2026
libexpat1 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 libexpat1 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 Jun 21, 2026
python312 · sles 15.6 3.12.14-150600.3.68.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4534-1 Oct 6, 2026
python312-core · sles 15.6 3.12.14-150600.3.68.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4534-1 Oct 6, 2026
python313 · sles 15.7 3.13.14-150700.4.53.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3649-1 Aug 19, 2026
python313-core · sles 15.7 3.13.14-150700.4.53.1 SUSE-SU-2026:3649-1 Aug 19, 2026
thunderbird · RHEL 10 153.5.0-1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:90895 May 10, 2026
thunderbird · RHEL 9 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:93443 Nov 3, 2026
thunderbird · almalinux 10 153.5.0-1.el10_2.alma.1 ALSA-2026:90895 Nov 7, 2026
thunderbird · almalinux 9 153.5.0-1.el9_8.alma.1 ALSA-2026:93443 Nov 7, 2026
thunderbird · ol 10 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-90895 Nov 7, 2026
thunderbird · ol 9 0:153.5.0-1.0.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-93443 Nov 7, 2026
thunderbird · rocky 10 0:153.5.0-1.el10_2 RLSA-2026:90895 Nov 7, 2026
thunderbird · rocky 9 0:153.5.0-1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:93443 Nov 7, 2026

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