Buffer overflow in Xmlsoft Libxml2

CVE-2026-86142

In libxml2 before 2.15.4, there is a heap-based buffer overflow in xmlXPtrEvalXPtrPart because of xmlXPtrEval xpointer length saturation.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 4.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-86142: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86142?
CVE-2026-86142 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Xmlsoft Libxml2, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2026-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-86142?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.