Is CVE-2026-56412 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-56412 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-56412?

CVE-2026-56412 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (Moderate).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-56412?

CVE-2026-56412 has an EPSS score of 0.10% (1th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2026-56412?

Upgrade expat on debian unstable to 2.8.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-56412

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available

expatDebian

Fixed in:2.8.2-1CVE-2026-56412

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

1stpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 1% 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 2026-06-23.