High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
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1 package state
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Ubuntu release
Source package
Vendor state
Fixed version
Evidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archive
golang-github-antchfx-xpath
Under evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.
Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.
1 current
CVE-2026-32287 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securitygithub.com/antchfx/xpath: github.com/antchfx/xpath: Denial of Service due to infinite loop via boolean XPath expressions
23 known affected
The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.
compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of Compliance Operator
compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Compliance Operator
compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator
compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator
compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of File Integrity Operator
compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of File Integrity Operator
mta/mta-cli-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
mta/mta-generic-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
mta/mta-java-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
mta/mta-solution-server-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8
Summary
A flaw was found in github.com/antchfx/xpath. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted boolean XPath expressions that evaluate to true. This can cause an infinite loop within the logicalQuery.Select function, leading to 100% CPU utilization. The consequence is a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, making the affected system unresponsive.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/latest/html/operators/administrator-tasks#olm-upgrading-operators
Optional official sources
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Official European source
ENISA European Vulnerability Database
Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.
1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier
EUVD-2026-16349
No EUVD known-exploited evidence
ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.
EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days
High technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.
Patch available
01
What, why and how
Boolean XPath expressions that evaluate to true can cause an infinite loop in logicalQuery.Select, leading to 100% CPU usage. This can be triggered by top-level selectors such as "1=1" or "true()".
What
Boolean XPath expressions that evaluate to true can cause an infinite loop in logicalQuery.Select, leading to 100% CPU usage. This can be triggered by top-level selectors such as "1=1" or "true()".
Why
A malformed condition prevents a loop from making progress or terminating, allowing resource exhaustion.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
What
Boolean XPath expressions that evaluate to true can cause an infinite loop in logicalQuery.Select, leading to 100% CPU usage. This can be triggered by top-level selectors such as "1=1" or "true()".
Why
A malformed condition prevents a loop from making progress or terminating, allowing resource exhaustion.
How
An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.
02
Exploit reality and attack path
CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.
Observed exploitation ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.No confirmed evidence
No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.
Public PoC / exploit material ?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.Reference recorded
A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.
Likely attack path
a network path → Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness ?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop'). The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.
CVSS vector ?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.
AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.
Status ?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of File Integrity Operator; mta/mta-cli-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-generic-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-java-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-solution-server-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; rhosdt/tempo-jaeger-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3
Fixed
registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:0174a3a6a65cac3b13423b903c9038baaa37c6c3d6dbeee9918c5f576b4f5d7d_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:7c84cdf31817fe4584a5e8a1589f4c0f09f22aed8f75e6d694143c6a6065d330_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:9ef57417e79d78ca1a623357b5a58c384fdf3a2c954c3587b76cce8983a725e4_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:ff8b32e89a8550c5fac876f5869df8e93ba99b44e49d079a3375f638bc47dfd6_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3
Action
For details on how to apply this update, refer to: https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/latest/html/operators/administrator-tasks#olm-upgrading-operators
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04
Evidence and provenance
Published 26 Mar 2026 · Last source change 30 Mar 2026, 14:55 UTC · CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCISA ADP
EPSS source ?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-16349
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched
Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.
Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
Before
compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of File Integrity Operator; mta/mta-cli-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-generic-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-java-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-solution-server-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; rhosdt/tempo-jaeger-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 · Fixed: registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:0174a3a6a65cac3b13423b903c9038baaa37c6c3d6dbeee9918c5f576b4f5d7d_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.1; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:7c84cdf31817fe4584a5e8a1589f4c0f09f22aed8f75e6d694143c6a6065d330_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.1; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:9ef57417e79d78ca1a623357b5a58c384fdf3a2c954c3587b76cce8983a725e4_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.1; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:ff8b32e89a8550c5fac876f5869df8e93ba99b44e49d079a3375f638bc47dfd6_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.1
After
compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Compliance Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-operator-bundle as a component of File Integrity Operator; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of File Integrity Operator; mta/mta-cli-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-dotnet-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-generic-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-java-external-provider-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; mta/mta-solution-server-rhel9 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Applications 8; rhacm2/acm-grafana-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; opentelemetry-collector as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; opentelemetry-collector.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; compliance/openshift-compliance-must-gather-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-openscap-rhel8 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; compliance/openshift-compliance-rhel8-operator as a component of Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4; rhosdt/tempo-jaeger-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-query-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3; rhosdt/tempo-rhel9 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3 · Fixed: registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:0174a3a6a65cac3b13423b903c9038baaa37c6c3d6dbeee9918c5f576b4f5d7d_ppc64le as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:7c84cdf31817fe4584a5e8a1589f4c0f09f22aed8f75e6d694143c6a6065d330_amd64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:9ef57417e79d78ca1a623357b5a58c384fdf3a2c954c3587b76cce8983a725e4_s390x as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3; registry.redhat.io/rhosdt/opentelemetry-collector-rhel9@sha256:ff8b32e89a8550c5fac876f5869df8e93ba99b44e49d079a3375f638bc47dfd6_arm64 as a component of Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.9.3
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
CVE-2026-32287: Infinite loop in github.com/antchfx/xpath | BlackTree
