CVE-2026-6732 | BDVDB-2026-328574 Detail

Red HatRed Hat Hardened Images

Description#

A flaw was found in libxml2. This vulnerability occurs when the library processes a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document that includes an internal entity reference. An attacker could exploit this by providing a malicious document, leading to a type confusion error that causes the application to crash. This results in a denial of service (DoS), making the affected system or application unavailable.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact none, availability impact high. Attack vector: adjacent.

Weaknesses#

CWE-843 Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-04-23Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22026-11-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-04-23
Last modified: 2026-11-05

Vendor information

Vendor: Red Hat
Product: Red Hat Hardened Images

All Red Hat vulnerabilities

Score

6.5 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 50.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Type Confusion

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
2.15.3-0.1.hum1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

6.5 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Adjacent
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	None
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).