XML Injection Affecting @xmldom/xmldom package, versions >=0.7.0 <0.8.14>=0.9.0-beta.1 <0.9.11


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-XMLDOMXMLDOM-19499081
  • published2 Sept 2026
  • disclosed1 Sept 2026
  • creditbhaswanthc

Introduced: 1 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-83605  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-91  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade @xmldom/xmldom to version 0.8.14, 0.9.11 or higher.

Overview

@xmldom/xmldom is a javascript ponyfill to provide the following APIs that are present in modern browsers to other runtimes. Since version 0.7.0 this package is published to npm as @xmldom/xmldom and no longer as xmldom

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to XML Injection via the setAttribute method. An attacker can inject arbitrary attribute names, including those containing event handlers or namespace declarations, by supplying crafted input that bypasses validation checks.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1