Security Advisory

CVE-2026-76956

5.9
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

In libexpat 2.8.2 and 2.8.3 before 2.8.4, misinterpretation of getentropy's return code leads to insufficient entropy, which results in being vulnerable to hash flooding attacks, causing a denial of service via crafted XML content.
Published Date August 20, 2026
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory