CVE-2026-0992 | Libxml2: libxml2: denial of service via crafted xml catalogs

A flaw was found in the libxml2 library. This uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability occurs when processing XML catalogs that contain repeated <nextCatalog> elements pointing to the same downstream catalog. A remote attacker can exploit this by supplying crafted catalogs, causing the parser to redundantly traverse catalog chains. This leads to excessive CPU consumption and degrades application availability, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Published: 2026-01-15 Last update: 2026-04-22 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-0992 is rated Low Risk (19.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.30%). Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-0992

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.30% +0.28%
2 2026-02-18 0.05% 0.02% -0.03%
3 2026-01-16 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-0992

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.9 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.4 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-0992

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-0992

GHSA-cjqj-7q2q-jx9c · Severity: low — A flaw was found in the libxml2 library. This uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-0992

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-0992 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libxml2), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-0992
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0992
suse medium CVE-2026-0992 severity moderate: SUSE including 324 source package names (1.1.1-1.29:libxml2-2-2.12.10-150700.4.11.1, 13.2-9.72:libopenssl3-3.1.4-8.1, …), 588 product×package rows across 140 product lines (Container private-registry/harbor-portal, Container suse/ltss/sle12.5/sles12sp5, … (140 product lines)): Fixed 348, Known Affected 231, First Fixed 9. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0992/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-0992 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libxml2), 8 status rows across 8 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 7, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-0992

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-0992

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2026-0992

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