REXML contains a denial of service vulnerability

Not analysed yet

We haven’t published our analysis of this Advisory yet. Once a person has reviewed it, this page will say what’s vulnerable, what has to be true for your app to be affected, and how to check.

Severity and exploitation

• CISA KEV Not listed.
• EPSS 0.021, the 81st percentile, on 6 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

1. 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
2. 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

• GitHub Advisory Database: GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
• OSV: GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
• github.com/ruby/rexml/security/advisories/GHSA-vg3r-rm7w-2xgh
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35176
• github.com/ruby/rexml/commit/4325835f92f3f142ebd91a3fdba4e1f1ab7f1cfb
• github.com/ruby/rexml
• lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00011.html
• security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250306-0001
• www.ruby-lang.org/en/news/2024/05/16/dos-rexml-cve-2024-35176

Facts on this page come from the GitHub Advisory Database (CC-BY 4.0), OSV and the other sources listed, as published. We don’t reproduce full advisory descriptions, which can contain exploit code.