Answer in brief
CVE-2026-76572 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in pkp pkp-lib XSLTransformer.php _transformPHP xml external entity reference. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps pkp/pkp-lib (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.7. 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
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The current feed maps pkp/pkp-lib (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| pkp/pkp-libgeneric | 3.3.0-22 || 3.4.0-10 || 3.5.0-4 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 19, 2026
A vulnerability was detected in pkp pkp-lib up to 3.3.0-22/3.4.0-10/3.5.0-4. The affected element is the function _transformPHP of the file classes/xslt/XSLTransformer.php. The manipulation results in xml external entity reference. The attack can be executed remotely. Upgrading to version 3.3.0-23, 3.4.0-11 and 3.5.0-5 is sufficient to fix this issue. The patch is identified as 78c699370ea43ae2784e1c4ace7c947d207f2b47. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
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