CVE-2026-86143

In xmlIO in libxml2 before 2.15.4, an inconsistency in xmlOutputWriteCallback and xmlBufUse causes negative lengths to reach write callbacks, aka a lack of a check for integer overflow before calling writecallback. This has security relevance for many types of uses of that length value within a callback.

  • Published Sep 5, 2026
  • CVSS 7.3 high
  • 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • Public exploit code is available
  • A fix is available

Affected software

CVE-2026-86143 at the National Vulnerability Database