Medium severity · published Jan 15, 2026
CVE-2026-0990
A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library
5.9
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A flaw was found in libxml2, an XML parsing library. This uncontrolled recursion vulnerability occurs in the xmlCatalogXMLResolveURI function when an XML catalog contains a delegate URI entry that references itself. A remote attacker could exploit this configuration-dependent issue by providing a specially crafted XML catalog, leading to infinite recursion and call stack exhaustion. This ultimately results in a segmentation fault, causing a Denial of Service (DoS) by crashing affected applications.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 61% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AI
Aix · Ibm
7.2.5 before 7.2.5.12; 7.3.2 before 7.3.3.3; 7.3.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 7.0; 8.0; 9.0; 10.0 · source: NVD
HI
Hardened Images · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
JC
Jboss Core Services · Redhat
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
LI
Libxml2 · Xmlsoft
before 2.15.2 · source: NVD
OC
Openshift Container Platform · Redhat
4.0 · source: NVD
VI
Vios · Ibm
4.1.0 before 4.1.1.30; 4.1.2.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-0990
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-0990
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7519
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-0990
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429959
Exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/1018
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