A bug in APR-util version 1.6.3 (and earlier) allows a stack recursion attack against any library consumer which parses XML from untrusted sources and uses the apr_xml_quote_elem() function. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.4, which fixes this issue.
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{'score': 9.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Apache portable Runtime Utility
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Apache portable Runtime Utility

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Description A bug in APR-util version 1.6.3 (and earlier) allows a stack recursion attack against any library consumer which parses XML from untrusted sources and uses the apr_xml_quote_elem() function. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.6.4, which fixes this issue.
Title Apache Portable Runtime Utility: apr-util XML stack recursion crash
Weaknesses CWE-674
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-06T21:56:07.488Z

Reserved: 2026-03-12T08:57:52.096Z

Link: CVE-2026-32327

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Updated: 2026-08-06T21:56:07.488Z

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Updated: 2026-08-06T19:30:05Z