CVE-2024-55549

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibxslt

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
PoC

Description

xsltGetInheritedNsList in libxslt before 1.1.43 has a use-after-free issue related to exclusion of result prefixes.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 1.1.43
Affected range stops below 1.1.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (2)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

7.8HIGHmitre
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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