In libxml2 before 2.15.4, xmlURIEscapeStr in uri.c has an integer overflow.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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Title Integer Overflow in libxml2 URI Escaping Function libxml2: libxml2: Integer overflow in xmlURIEscapeStr may lead to arbitrary code execution
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Sat, 05 Sep 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Title Integer Overflow in libxml2 URI Escaping Function

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 04:45:00 +0000

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Description In libxml2 before 2.15.4, xmlURIEscapeStr in uri.c has an integer overflow.
First Time appeared Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
Weaknesses CWE-190
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Xmlsoft
Xmlsoft libxml2
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T13:04:24.068Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T04:23:14.327Z

Link: CVE-2026-86139

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T13:04:08.909Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-05T05:17:12.730

Modified: 2026-09-15T19:39:45.267

Link: CVE-2026-86139

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-05T04:23:14Z

Links: CVE-2026-86139 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-05T08:00:05Z

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