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CVE-2016-3627

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a…

CVE-2016-36273 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 45 = 16 + 19 + 0 + 10 + 0

rank@v1 · this cycle

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.07025  ·  without this subject the record ranks 29

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.5, from NVD  ·  without this subject the record ranks 26

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 45

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

20 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 35

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

no CISA due date  ·  without this subject the record ranks 45

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$215,000over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$215,000 = $4.99M incident cost x 0.6121449559255632 exposure x 0.07025 likelihood

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Hindsight · the state

0.07025EPSSNOT IN KEVas of 2026-09-20
Severity7.5 HIGHreceipt
Harmunauthenticated · networkreceipt
Exploitationpublic proof-of-conceptreceipt
Defenseno fix version held
Movementrisenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2022-02-04, 1604 days at 0.07, as of 2026-06-27. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

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Reachnetwork-reachable · no privileges required · no user interaction · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · NVD's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursionreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-674: Availability: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); Confidentiality: Read Application Data[email protected]

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed inNo fix version in held sources, as the index stood on 27 Jun 2026.
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository, 2025-10-19.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2025-10-19receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, NVD7.5 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.07025 · top 6% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth10 products across 6 vendorsderived
Assigned bymitrereceipt
Recorded changes34 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Named in the CPE rangesXmlsoft libxml2; Redhat enterprise linux eus; Canonical ubuntu linux; and 7 morereceipt
Published rangesopensuse leap 42.1; debian linux 8.0; hp icewall federation agent 3.0; hp icewall file manager 3.0receipt
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opensuse leap 42.1
debian linux 8.0
hp icewall federation agent 3.0
hp icewall file manager 3.0
xmlsoft libxml2 <= 2.9.3
canonical ubuntu linux 12.04
canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
canonical ubuntu linux 15.10
canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0
redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.2
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.3
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.4
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.5
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.6
redhat enterprise linux eus 7.7
redhat enterprise linux server 6.0
redhat enterprise linux server 7.0
redhat enterprise linux server aus 7.2

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What it is stated by the CNA

The xmlStringGetNodeList function in tree.c in libxml2 2.9.3 and earlier, when used in recovery mode, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion, stack consumption, and application crash) via a crafted XML document. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

severity
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
weakness
CWE-674
affected versions
opensuse leap 42.1; debian linux 8.0; hp icewall federation agent 3.0; and 17 more, listed in full below
also scored by
7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

check it yourself seclists.org oracle.com h20566.www2.hpe.com kc.mcafee.com lists.opensuse.org lists.opensuse.org +12 morereceipt

Movement the material steps

4 Feb 20220.02686
7 Mar 20230.00676 · scoring model v2023.03.01
17 Mar 20250.00421 · scoring model v2025.03.14
15 Jun 20260.07083 · scoring model v2026.06.15
27 Jun 20260.07025
Show all 31 observations
4 Feb 20220.02686
7 Mar 20230.00676
8 Mar 20230.00697
20 Apr 20230.00743
10 Jul 20230.00838
10 Feb 20240.00578
9 Mar 20240.00669
17 Dec 20240.00565
17 Mar 20250.00421
29 Mar 20250.00901
30 Mar 20250.00421
27 May 20250.00237
19 Jun 20250.00165
11 Jul 20250.00263
29 Aug 20250.00357
30 Aug 20250.00244
16 Sep 20250.0079
17 Sep 20250.00318
22 Sep 20250.00244
1 Oct 20250.0029
27 Oct 20250.00244
28 Oct 20250.0029
8 Nov 20250.00163
27 Dec 20250.00137
28 Dec 20250.00163
17 Mar 20260.0029
25 Mar 20260.00163
11 May 20260.00103
13 May 20260.00086
15 Jun 20260.07083
27 Jun 20260.07025

31 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.07025Published2016-05-17Public PoC2025-10-19Index as of2026-06-27

The record had been public for 10 years, 1 month when this index was last written.

Published 2016-05-17 receipt · Public PoC 2025-10-19 receipt · Index as of 2026-06-27 derived

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