libexpat before 2.7.5 allows a NULL pointer dereference in the function setContext on retry after an earlier ouf-of-memory condition.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00013.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
libexpat project libexpat unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 2.7.5

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https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1159 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1163 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description libexpat before 2.7.5 allows a NULL pointer dereference in the function setContext on retry after an earlier ouf-of-memory condition.
Weaknesses CWE-476
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-16T07:13:44.917Z

Reserved: 2026-03-16T07:02:33.921Z

Link: CVE-2026-32778

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-16T14:19:44.970

Modified: 2026-03-16T14:53:07.390

Link: CVE-2026-32778

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