XML Injection Affecting node-xmldom package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.54% (44th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-NODEXMLDOM-19498283
  • published2 Sept 2026
  • disclosed1 Sept 2026

Introduced: 1 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-83609  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-91  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-625  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Echo:latest node-xmldom.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-xmldom package and not the node-xmldom package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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