Skip to main content

Boteraser | Website and Server Security Solutions

🛡️ CVE-2026-50219 on Ubuntu — ayttm

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

libexpat before 2.8.2 lacks handler call depth tracking for calls to XML_GetBuffer, XML_Parse, XML_ParseBuffer, XML_ParserFree, or XML_ParserReset from within handlers in cases of a policy violation. Thus, a use-after-free can occur,

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-50219 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package ayttm. No fixed version has been recorded for this distribution yet.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability low.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

  • Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
  • Availability impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50219 is classified as CWE-416: Use After Free. Memory is used after being released, so its contents may already belong to something else.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50219 is recorded against 16 packages.

  • ayttm
  • cableswig
  • cadaver
  • coin3
  • expat
  • gdcm
  • insighttoolkit4
  • libxmltok
  • matanza
  • smart
  • swish-e
  • tdom
  • vnc4
  • vtk
  • wbxml2
  • xmlrpc-c

Timeline and source

Published on 4 June 2026 and last revised on 9 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)

Other advisories for this package

ayttm has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-416: Use After Free) in other software:

CVE-2026-50219 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-06-04
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-07-09
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
ayttm
cableswig
cadaver
coin3
expat
gdcm
insighttoolkit4
libxmltok
matanza
smart
swish-e
tdom
vnc4
vtk
wbxml2
xmlrpc-c

Vulnerability Monitoring

Track new vulnerabilities in ayttm

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-50219 is rated CVSS 4.9 Medium. BotEraser monitors your WordPress installation and notifies you when software you use appears in our vulnerability database.

Set Up Free Alerts →

No credit card required  ·  Results in minutes

ⓘ Data Notice: The information presented above has been compiled from publicly available internet sources. Boteraser aggregates this data solely for informational purposes and does not independently classify, evaluate, or endorse any findings about the vulnerabilities listed. The accuracy and completeness of this information is the sole responsibility of the original publishers. Boteraser and its operators accept no liability for any decisions made based on this data.

Browse related advisories

All advisoriesUbuntuUbuntu 2026