Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting libxml2 package, versions [0,]
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- published24 Apr 2026
- disclosed16 Apr 2026
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Introduced: 16 Apr 2026
NewCVE-2026-6732 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') while handling a specially crafted XML Schema Definition (XSD) validated document containing an internal entity reference. An attacker can cause the application to crash by submitting a maliciously crafted document.