Nokogiri before 1.18.4 Use-After-Free via libxslt (CVE-2025-71406) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2025-71406

Nokogiri before 1.18.4 Use-After-Free via libxslt

Answer in brief

CVE-2025-71406 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Nokogiri before 1.18.4 Use-After-Free via libxslt. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps sparklemotion/nokogiri (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 25, 2026Updated Aug 25, 2026Source checked Aug 25, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 25, 2026Material review Aug 25, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Available

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps sparklemotion/nokogiri (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
sparklemotion/nokogirigeneric	>=0 <1.18.4	1.18.4

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for sparklemotion/nokogiri.
Review the reported fix. Update sparklemotion/nokogiri to 1.18.4 if you use the affected versions. Test the change in a non-production environment first.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 25, 2026
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Source modified
Aug 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 25, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Nokogiri before 1.18.4 bundles a vulnerable version of libxslt (prior to 1.1.43) that contains two use-after-free vulnerabilities: CVE-2025-24855 (use-after-free of the XPath context node due to xsltEvalXPathStringNs leaking xpathCtxt->node) and CVE-2024-55549 (use-after-free related to excluded result prefixes/namespaces). Processing crafted XSLT can trigger memory corruption. Nokogiri 1.18.4 upgrades the bundled libxslt to 1.1.43 to resolve these issues.

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