CVE-2026-74860
A flaw was found in libxml2 with Python bindings enabled. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing a specially crafted XML document containing a Document Type Definition (DTD) with enumerated attribute values. This triggers a double-free error in the SAX attributeDecl callback handler, where a string is freed twice. This flaw can lead to a denial of service (DoS) due to a reproducible crash in Python applications using the libxml2 SAX bindings.
- Published Sep 8, 2026
- CVSS 8.5 high
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- A fix is available