CVE-2022-25236
Critical
CVE-2022-25236
xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.
Exploit probability
35.9%
Published
February 16, 2022
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
49 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2022-25236
View original source
xmlparse.c in Expat (aka libexpat) before 2.4.5 allows attackers to insert namespace-separator characters into namespace URIs.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/167238/Zoom-XMPP-Stanza-Smuggling-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/02/19/1
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-484086.pdf
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/25xxx/CVE-2022-25236.json
- https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/561
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/03/msg00007.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3UFRBA3UQVIQKXTBUQXDWQOVWNBKLERU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y27XO3JMKAOMQZVPS3B4MJGEAHCZF5OM/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25236
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202209-24
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220303-0008/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5085
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html