Published Jun 21, 2026Sources checked Oct 28, 2026
5.9MEDIUMCVSS out of 10
What this means
Review the available evidence
CVE-2026-56412 and is rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.9. It is not in the current CISA KEV record we collected. That does not prove exploitation has not occurred.
What to do next
Remediation and response
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Vendor revision: Oct 22, 2026
CBL-Mariner Releases
Vendor-listed releases
2.8.2-1
CISA KEVNot listedBased on the latest collected catalog
EPSS0.2%Estimated 30-day exploitation probability
Ransomware useNot markedCISA KEV ransomware field
Threat actors0Source-linked actor relationships
Overview
What is CVE-2026-56412?
libexpat before 2.8.2 does not consider XML_TOK_DATA_CHARS in doCdataSection and thus lacks handler call depth tracking for various calls from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur.
NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-50219.