Read the docs
TI-2025-19983 Aliases CVE-2025-27113GHSA-m9m6-wcr9-hh75

libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.

Priority LOW 35CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 8 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

libxml2 before 2.12.10 and 2.13.x before 2.13.6 has a NULL pointer dereference in xmlPatMatch in pattern.c.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01053 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial libxml2 (xmlsoft): 2.12.10, 2.13.6Red Hat: 8 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
xmlsoftlibxml2before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 to before 2.13.62.12.10, 2.13.6Patch availableCNA
  • libxml2 Vendorxmlsoft Affected before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 to before 2.13.6 Fixed in 2.12.10, 2.13.6 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 to before 2.13.6Vulnerablexmlsoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:xmlsoft:libxml2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.12.10; 2.13.0 to before 2.13.6 Vulnerable ·xmlsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA libxml2 (xmlsoft) Fixed in 2.12.10, 2.13.6

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    xmlsoft libxml2 2.12.10, 2.13.6

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-37146 Use after free in xmlsoft libxml2Priority MEDIUM 45
    • TI-2025-18627 Stack-based buffer overflow in xmlsoft libxml2Priority LOW 36
    Show all 3 records →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat JBoss Core ServicesAffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)Affected—
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27113
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m9m6-wcr9-hh75
  3. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-06117 xmlStringLenDecodeEntities in parser.c in libxml2 2.9.10 has an infinite loop in a certain end-of-file situation. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-05441 Libxml2: integer overflow in xmlbuildqname() leads to stack buffer overflow in libxml2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-22792 An issue was discovered in xmllint (from libxml2) before 2.11.8 and 2.12.x before 2.12.7. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-06514 libxml2 20904-GITv2.9.4-16-g0741801 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer over-read in the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-19140 An issue was discovered in libxml2 before 2.10.3. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-23491 Out-of-bounds read in xmlsoft libxml2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 114 →

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences