CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
Detected Signals
code execution
GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2026-41401
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.5
EPSS
0.52%
Original NVD Description
libyang before 5.2.6 contains a heap use-after-free write vulnerability in lyd_parser_set_data_flags that incorrectly updates metadata list pointers when freeing non-head default metadata entries. Attackers can trigger this vulnerability by submitting crafted YANG XML documents with specific metadata attributes to applications parsing untrusted XML data, causing process crashes or potential code execution.