Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2026-32778
Low 2.9
In plain English
A low-severity null pointer dereference in libexpat from libexpat project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.9Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
libexpat before 2.7.5 allows a NULL pointer dereference in the function setContext on retry after an earlier ouf-of-memory condition.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | expat | 2.7.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | expat | 2.7.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | expat | 2.7.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | expat | 2.7.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | expat | 2.7.5-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Debian:12 | expat | 2.5.0-1+deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Debian:13 | expat | 2.8.2-1~deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Debian:14 | expat | 2.7.5-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | cadaver | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | expat | 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.8 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | expat | 2.4.7-1ubuntu0.8 | USN-8790-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | expat | 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 | USN-8790-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | expat | 2.6.1-2ubuntu0.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | expat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | expat | 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | expat | 2.7.4-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8790-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | insighttoolkit4 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | matanza | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | swish-e | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | swish-e | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tdom | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | wbxml2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | xmlrpc-c | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-32778 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| libexpat project | libexpat | 0 – before 2.7.5 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L