Is CVE-2026-50219 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-50219 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-50219?

CVE-2026-50219 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (Low).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-50219?

CVE-2026-50219 has an EPSS score of 0.22% (12th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-50219?

Upgrade expat on debian unstable to 2.8.2-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-50219

LOW

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_GetBuffer, XML_Parse, XML_ParseBuffer, XML_ParserFree, or XML_ParserReset from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur,

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

expatDebian

Fixed in:2.8.2-1CVE-2026-50219

expatRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:30647

Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:30647

Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:30647

expatRocky

Fixed in:main@aarch64RHSA-2026:30647

Fixed in:main@x86_64RHSA-2026:30647

Fixed in:main@srcRHSA-2026:30647

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:U

Exploit Intelligence

0.22%probability of exploitation in 30 days

12thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 12% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-0708	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-31166	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-5119	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2010-3962	High	8.1	97%	KEV	-
CVE-2015-0313	Critical	9.8	96%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2017-9798	High	7.5	95%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-06-04.