---
id: CVE-2024-50602
title: An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4
summary: >-
  An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the
  XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted
  parser.
severity: medium
cvss: 5.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-754
vendor: netapp
product: active_iq_unified_manager
affected:
  - active_iq_unified_manager
  - solidfire_&_hci_management_node
  - solidfire_&_hci_storage_node
  - windows_host_utilities
  - debian_linux = 11.0
  - hci_compute_node
  - h300s_firmware
  - h500s_firmware
  - h700s_firmware
  - h410s_firmware
  - h410c_firmware
  - libexpat < 2.6.4
patched:
  - libexpat 2.6.4
published: '2024-10-27'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T01:19:12.483'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50602'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/pull/915'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00040.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250404-0008/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-355557.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01033
epssPercentile: 0.63046
exploits:
  github: 1
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/MaineK00n/vulncheck_CVE-2024-50602'
  checkedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:48.744Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.762Z'
ssvc:
  exploitation: poc
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2024-10-30T18:00:51.860291Z'
---

## Overview

An issue was discovered in libexpat before 2.6.4. There is a crash within the XML_ResumeParser function because XML_StopParser can stop/suspend an unstarted parser.

## Affected

- `active_iq_unified_manager`
- `solidfire_&_hci_management_node`
- `solidfire_&_hci_storage_node`
- `windows_host_utilities`
- `debian_linux = 11.0`
- `hci_compute_node`
- `h300s_firmware`
- `h500s_firmware`
- `h700s_firmware`
- `h410s_firmware`
- `h410c_firmware`
- `libexpat < 2.6.4`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `libexpat 2.6.4`