CVE-2026-6653 is an SBOM problem before it is a patch problem

CVE-2026-6653 is an SBOM problem before it is a patch problem The advisory for CVE-2026-6653 lists libxml2 2.9.11 through versions before 2.11.0 as affected and names 2.11.0 as the fixed release. Reading that as a single package upgrade is the fastest way to leave the vulnerability in production, because most systems do not track libxml2 as a first-class dependency. Where the library hides…

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