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CVE-2026-86142

CVE-2026-86142HIGH

xmlsoft libxml2 — In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0016    4.2     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions     Fixed
  libxml2  unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 5   Reserved by mitre
  Sep 5   Published (CNA: mitre)
  Sep 15  RESCORED — CVE-2026-86142 (xmlsoft libxml2). CVSS 6.9 → 7.8 (NVD).

CWE-122 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · NVD status: Analyzed

Description

In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 5, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
September 5, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
September 15, 2026	RESCORED	RESCORED — CVE-2026-86142 (xmlsoft libxml2). CVSS 6.9 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
xmlsoft	libxml2	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-122

References (3)

https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/commit/6b3a736c0edc74ceec3d82f5252499d7911b3a58 [Patch]
https://github.com/GNOME/libxml2/compare/v2.15.3...v2.15.4 [Release Notes]
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/work_items/1113 [Vendor Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-86142 at cve.org

Vendors: xmlsoft

Weaknesses: CWE-122

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