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CVE-2021-3517

score
<0.1
cvss
8.6
epss
17.0%
published
2021-05-19
kev added
—
first seen

libxml2 < 2.9.11 contains an out-of-bounds read caused by flawed XML entity encoding, letting attackers supply crafted files to trigger memory read issues, exploit requires attacker to supply malicious file.

Timeline

How this CVE moved toward exploitation. Chart: last 30 days — trend score, EPSS, community mentions per day; hover the event lane.

events2021-05-19 — PublishedP2026-09-24 — EPSS ≥ 10 %: from 8.3 %E2026-10-21 — Tracked by OnyxTscore2026-10-21: score <0.1<0.1epss2026-09-22: epss 8.3%2026-09-23: epss 8.3%2026-09-24: epss 17.0%2026-09-25: epss 17.0%2026-09-26: epss 17.0%2026-09-27: epss 17.0%2026-09-28: epss 17.0%2026-09-29: epss 17.0%2026-09-30: epss 17.0%2026-10-01: epss 17.0%2026-10-02: epss 17.0%2026-10-03: epss 17.0%2026-10-04: epss 17.0%2026-10-05: epss 17.0%2026-10-06: epss 17.0%2026-10-07: epss 17.0%2026-10-08: epss 17.0%2026-10-09: epss 17.0%2026-10-10: epss 17.0%2026-10-11: epss 17.0%2026-10-12: epss 17.0%2026-10-13: epss 17.0%2026-10-14: epss 17.0%2026-10-15: epss 17.0%2026-10-16: epss 17.0%2026-10-18: epss 17.0%2026-10-19: epss 17.0%2026-10-20: epss 17.0%2026-10-21: epss 17.0%17.0%mentions/day0no mentions in 30 days2026-09-22today
  1. Published
  2. EPSS ≥ 10 % from 8.3 %
  3. Tracked by Onyx

Weaknesses

CWE-787 CWE-125

References 13