CVE-2026-73569

High

Description

fast-xml-parser allows users to process XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries or callbacks. From 5.9.3 until 5.10.1, src/xmlparser/OrderedObjParser.js processes multiple DOCTYPE declarations within a single XML document and passes each declaration's entities through addInputEntities(). addInputEntities() resets maxTotalExpansions and maxExpandedLength every time it is called, allowing additional DOCTYPE declarations to repeatedly reset the configured entity-expansion limits during one parse operation. A crafted XML document can then cause excessive CPU use, event-loop blocking, memory exhaustion, and process termination. This issue is fixed in version 5.10.1.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.7
Exploit probability—
ProductFast-xml-parser
PublishedAug 13, 2026
First seenAug 13, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-776CWE-776

How to fix

Update
  • fast-xml-parser5.10.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
fast-xml-parsernpm5.9.3 ≤ v < 5.10.15.10.1

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