{"id":"CVE-2026-118468","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-118468"],"related":[],"title":"XML parsers resolve external entities in update manifests and network responses","description":"XML parsers process attacker-influenced update manifests or network responses with external entity resolution enabled, potentially allowing XML External Entity (XXE) attacks.","summary":"Some XML parsers read attacker-influenced update manifests or network responses with external entity resolution turned on. An attacker who can shape that XML could make the parser read local files or reach internal network addresses.","severity":"high","cvss":7.2,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["other","xml"],"not_affected_if":[],"how_to_check":null,"fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-11-09T12:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-11-09T12:27:20+00:00","updated_at":"2026-11-09T12:28:38+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.2,"triage":{"at":"2026-11-09T12:27:20Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"network","title":"XML parsers resolve external entities in update manifests and network responses","impact":"medium","summary":"Some XML parsers read attacker-influenced update manifests or network responses with external entity resolution turned on. An attacker who can shape that XML could make the parser read local files or reach internal network addresses.","audience":"businesses","category":"other","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["xml"],"confidence":0.3,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Attacker reads local files or reaches internal network services","analyst_note":"Identify the affected product and parser from the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118468, then confirm fixed versions and the default external entity setting.","how_to_check":"unknown","plain_action":"","product_name":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":[],"who_is_affected":"The sources do not name the affected product, parser or versions. Systems that parse XML update manifests or XML from network responses with external entity resolution enabled are the likely exposure, but the sources do not confirm this.","user_interaction":"unknown","product_ecosystem":"","needs_special_setup":"yes","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000662,"input_tokens":4497,"output_tokens":424,"severity_before":"high"},"analyst_status":"done","analyst_note":"Identify the affected product and parser from the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118468, then confirm fixed versions and the default external entity setting.","search":"'-118468':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'address':56B 'allow':74C 'attack':25B,39B,61C,79C 'attacker-influenc':24B,60C 'could':45B 'cve':12A,15A 'enabl':72C 'entiti':5A,34B,70C,77C 'extern':4A,33B,69C,76C 'file':51B 'influenc':26B,62C 'intern':54B 'local':50B 'make':46B 'manifest':8A,28B,64C 'network':10A,30B,55B,66C 'parser':2A,22B,48B,58C 'potenti':73C 'process':59C 'reach':53B 'read':23B,49B 'resolut':35B,71C 'resolv':3A 'respons':11A,31B,67C 'shape':42B 'turn':36B 'updat':7A,27B,63C 'xml':1A,19B,21B,44B,57C,75C 'xxe':78C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"The sources do not name the affected product, parser or versions. Systems that parse XML update manifests or XML from network responses with external entity resolution enabled are the likely exposure, but the sources do not confirm this.","tier":"B","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"unknown","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"pkeys":[],"ptokens":[],"labels":["high","other","xml"],"campaign_type":null,"search_a":"'-118468':14A,17A '-2026':13A,16A 'cve':12A,15A 'entiti':5A 'extern':4A 'manifest':8A 'network':10A 'parser':2A 'resolv':3A 'respons':11A 'updat':7A 'xml':1A","search_b":"'address':56B 'attack':25B,39B 'attacker-influenc':24B 'could':45B 'entiti':34B 'extern':33B 'file':51B 'influenc':26B 'intern':54B 'local':50B 'make':46B 'manifest':28B 'network':30B,55B 'parser':22B,48B 'reach':53B 'read':23B,49B 'resolut':35B 'respons':31B 'shape':42B 'turn':36B 'updat':27B 'xml':19B,21B,44B","search_c":"'allow':74C 'attack':61C,79C 'attacker-influenc':60C 'enabl':72C 'entiti':70C,77C 'extern':69C,76C 'influenc':62C 'manifest':64C 'network':66C 'parser':58C 'potenti':73C 'process':59C 'resolut':71C 'respons':67C 'updat':63C 'xml':57C,75C 'xxe':78C","cause_entry":null,"cause_path":null,"disclosures_checked_at":null,"first_public_at":"2026-11-09T12:16:37+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X","cvss_by":"a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-118468","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118468","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-09T12:16:37+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-09T12:16:37+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-09T12:26:23+00:00","note":null},{"source":"analyst","external_id":"CVE-2026-118468:2284","url":null,"severity":null,"published_at":"2026-11-09T12:28:38+00:00","modified_at":"2026-11-09T12:28:38+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-11-09T12:28:38+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-11-09T12:28:38+00:00","note":"Could not identify product: NVD page returned no content via WebFetch (empty shell), web-cli out of Exa credits (402), no other source. Nothing verified; product, versions, fix and default setting unknown. Settle by reading the NVD references/CPE list for this CVE, or the vendor advisory it links."}],"documents":[],"disclosures":[],"exploit_sources":[],"notice":"Free to read, with fair use of about 60 pages a minute. For higher limits or API access: sales@infrastack.ai"}