CVE-2026-83609

High

Description

xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.0 until 0.9.12, the shared reg() builder in lib/grammar.js compiles the anchored QName_exact validator with the multiline flag, so ^ and $ validate only one line instead of the complete name. createElementNS, createAttributeNS, createDocumentType, and createAttribute consequently accept a malformed XML name whose first line is valid and whose later text injects markup when serialized through either the default path or requireWellFormed: true. The triggering ECMAScript line terminators are U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, and U+2029. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.12.

SeverityHigh
CVSS8.7
Exploit probability—
Product@xmldom/xmldom
PublishedSep 1, 2026
First seenSep 1, 2026

How to fix

Update
  • @xmldom/xmldom0.9.12 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
@xmldom/xmldomnpm0.9.0 ≤ v < 0.9.120.9.12

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