CVE-2024-40896
CRITICAL9.1EPSS 0.55%Published: 5/6/2026Modified: 5/8/2026
Description
In libxml2 2.11 before 2.11.9, 2.12 before 2.12.9, and 2.13 before 2.13.3, the SAX parser can produce events for external entities even if custom SAX handlers try to override entity content (by setting "checked"). This makes classic XXE attacks possible.
Affected packages (3)
- Bitnami/javafrom 0, < 1.8.0, >= 1.9.0, < 8.0.461
- Bitnami/java-minfrom 0, < 1.8.0, >= 1.9.0, < 8.0.461
- Bitnami/jrefrom 0, < 1.8.0, >= 1.9.0, < 8.0.461
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |