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Echo: expat: security update to 2.5.0-1+deb12u1-e1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462012

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - libexpat through 2.5.0 allows recursive XML Entity Expansion if XML_DTD is undefined at compile time.
 (CVE-2023-52426)

Solution

Update the expat library and its related packages to version 2.5.0-1+deb12u1-e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2023-52426

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 462012

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.51

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-52426

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/12/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-52426