Is CVE-2024-28757 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-28757 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-11-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-28757?

CVE-2024-28757 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-28757?

Patch guidance is available from libexpat project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-28757.

Fix CVE-2024-28757 - HIGH libexpat project libexpat

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2024-28757?

16 products: libexpat project libexpat, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, fedoraproject fedora, netapp active iq unified manager, and 11 more.

Description

libexpat through 2.6.1 allows an XML Entity Expansion attack when there is isolated use of external parsers (created via XML_ExternalEntityParserCreate).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-776 CWE-776

Metadata

Primary Vendor: LIBEXPAT_PROJECT
Published: 3/10/2024
Last Modified: 11/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

libexpat_project : libexpatfedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedorafedoraproject : fedoranetapp : active_iq_unified_managernetapp : oncommand_workflow_automationnetapp : ontapnetapp : ontap_toolsnetapp : windows_host_utilitiesnetapp : h300s_firmwarenetapp : h500s_firmwarenetapp : h700s_firmwarenetapp : h410s_firmwarenetapp : h410c_firmwarenetapp : h610c_firmwarenetapp : h610s_firmware

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2024-28757. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-28757

View on NIST NVD

CVE-2024-28757 vulnerability