High · CVSS 8.7CVE-2026-76641

Expat Out-of-Bounds Read via dtdCopyCVE-2026-76641

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-76641 records a High severity (CVSS 8.7) vulnerability in Expat Out-of-Bounds Read via dtdCopy. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps libexpat/libexpat (generic), libexpat/libexpat (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Aug 20, 2026Updated Oct 1, 2026Source checked Oct 5, 2026First seen by HOL Aug 20, 2026Material review Oct 1, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: High · CVSS 8.7
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 2 mapped packages or products
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 8.7. 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

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

Affected scope and exposure questions

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

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
libexpat/libexpatgeneric	*	Not reported
libexpat/libexpatgeneric	0	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for libexpat/libexpat, libexpat/libexpat.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Aug 20, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Oct 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Aug 20, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Expat through 2.8.3 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability that allows attackers to trigger memory corruption by processing XML with external entity parsers created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate. A struct size mismatch between ELEMENT_TYPE members causes storeAtts to read the attIndex member past allocated memory boundaries, resulting in failure to normalize whitespace in non-CDATA attributes or a wild pointer dereference causing a segfault. This vulnerability was introduced by the fix for CVE-2026-66046.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.