Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') Affecting expat package, versions <2.7.5-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-EXPAT-17763574
  • published1 Jul 2026
  • disclosed16 Mar 2026

Introduced: 16 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-32777  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-835  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard expat to version 2.7.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream expat package and not the expat package as distributed by Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

libexpat before 2.7.5 allows an infinite loop while parsing DTD content.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1