Vulnerability in libexpat (CVE-2026-32777)
Summary
Vulnerability in libexpat (CVE-2026-32777). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
libexpat before 2.7.5 allows an infinite loop while parsing DTD content.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) NVD GitHub Advisory OSV
Auto-generated summary
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A weakness called CVE-2026-32777 was discovered in libexpat.
Severity is Medium (CVSS 4/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "libexpat CVE-2026-32777".
CVE-2026-32777 (libexpat). Severity: Medium / CVSSv3 4. Category: CWE-835.
Response plan:
- Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
- If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
- If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
- Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
A weakness (CVE-2026-32777) in libexpat. A serious software flaw has been identified.
Target versions of libexpat (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 4/10). Exploitation requires specific conditions but can cause real harm if successful.
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory. (Typical mitigation pattern for CWE-835)
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.依存マニフェストで影響コンポーネントを特定する。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Alpine Linux ALPINE-CVE-2026-32777 expat Fixed in: 2.7.5-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32777 expat
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32777 coin3
References
- web github.com
- web issues.oss-fuzz.com
- web github.com
- web github.com
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web github.com