CVE detail
CVE-2026-72522
libexpat before 2.8.3 has an out-of-bounds read and resultant infinite loop because low surrogates are treated the same as high surrogates during Unicode processing in the *_toUtf16 functions.
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 11.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 2
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 2
- highest bucket
Evidence
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2 source links · newest first
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Exploitgithub.comAug 10, 2026, 4:16 AM- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2053153bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Exploitbugzilla.mozilla.orgAug 10, 2026, 4:16 AM
Exploit code
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