CVE-2026-41401 (GCVE-0-2026-41401)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-26 14:08 – Updated: 2026-05-26 17:58
VLAI
Title
libyang - Heap Use-After-Free Write in XML Metadata Parsing
Summary
libyang before 5.2.6 contains a heap use-after-free write vulnerability in lyd_parser_set_data_flags that incorrectly updates metadata list pointers when freeing non-head default metadata entries. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by submitting crafted YANG XML documents with specific metadata attributes to applications parsing untrusted XML data, causing process crashes or potential code execution.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libyang libyang Affected: 0 , < 5.4.3 (custom)
Unaffected: 5.4.3 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-03-26 00:00
Credits
kevin-valerio
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