CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-112094

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

A security vulnerability was detected in mxml 4.0.5/4.0.6 affecting the mxml_load_data function in mxml-file.c. The manipulation leads to use after free, and the attack can be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and the project has not yet responded to the issue report.

Risk Assessment

A remote attacker can use the public exploit to trigger a use-after-free, potentially leading to application crash or possible code execution. The risk affects applications processing untrusted XML data with mxml.

Recommendation

Restrict processing of untrusted XML data through mxml and consider applying a custom fix or process isolation. Monitor the issue and update the library when a patched version becomes available.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

A security vulnerability has been detected in michaelrsweet mxml 4.0.5/4.0.6. This affects the function mxml_load_data of the file mxml-file.c. The manipulation leads to use after free. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS