CVE-2026-45186

HIGHNVD 7.52.9▼
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 2.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-05-10. NVD baseline CVSS 2.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
2.9(medium)
EG Risk
—
EPSS
35.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (10)

Auto-updated Jul 1, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_pr, redhat.
redhat Patch Available

2468575 – (CVE-2026-45186) CVE-2026-45186 libexpat: denial of service via crafted XML input

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2468575
redhat Patch Available

cve-details

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45186
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27201
redhat Patch Available
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26319
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:23230
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22721
redhat Patch Available

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:22715
generic

oss-security - libexpat 2.8.1 fixes CVE-2026-45186 (denial of service)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/11/16
github_pr

[CVE-2026-45186] Prevent attribute collision check DoS

Fix merged in libexpat/libexpat PR #1216 on 2026-05-10 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/1216

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-45186(8)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(6)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatdiscovery/discovery-ui-rhel9:17821669522026-06-24redhat
redhatlibexpat-2.dll2026-06-22redhat
redhatrhui5/rhua-rhel9:17815257392026-06-16redhat
redhatexpat-0:2.5.0-6.el9_8.12026-06-04redhat
redhatexpat-0:2.7.3-1.el10_2.12026-06-03redhat
redhatexpat-0:2.5.0-2.el8_102026-06-03redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 38× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:24 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-15 02:25 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  10. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-15 01:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 2.9 · severity → LOW
  12. 2026-07-14 13:19 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  13. 2026-07-14 13:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 2.9 · severity → LOW
  14. 2026-07-14 07:55 UTCOSV refresh
  15. 2026-07-13 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-06-30 04:33 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  3. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-26 05:30 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-06-26 05:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  23. 2026-06-17 05:38 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-06-17 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-16 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-15 17:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-14 02:15 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-06-14 02:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-13 23:00 UTCEPSS rescore
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  34. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-10 13:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-10 12:36 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-06-10 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-08 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
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  40. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-06-07 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-07 10:50 UTCVendor advisory
  43. 2026-06-07 10:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
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  48. 2026-06-04 13:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-04 09:05 UTCVendor advisory
  50. 2026-06-04 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-06-02 20:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-06-01 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-06-01 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-05-31 22:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  69. 2026-05-20 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-05-20 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-05-20 11:22 UTCEPSS rescore

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-45186?
CVE-2026-45186 is a high vulnerability published on May 10, 2026. In libexpat before 2.8.1, the computational complexity of attribute name collision checks allows a denial of service via moderately sized crafted XML input.
When was CVE-2026-45186 disclosed?
CVE-2026-45186 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 10, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-45186 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-45186 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 35.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-45186?
CVE-2026-45186 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 2.9.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-45186?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-45186, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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