Incorrect Regular Expression Affecting openclaw package, versions <2026.2.19-r0


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

Social Trends
EPSS
0.45% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-MINIMOSLATEST-OPENCLAW-15325623
  • published22 Feb 2026
  • disclosed20 Feb 2026

Introduced: 20 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-25896  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-185  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Minimos:latest openclaw to version 2026.2.19-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

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

fast-xml-parser allows users to validate XML, parse XML to JS object, or build XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries and no callback. From 4.1.3to before 5.3.5, a dot (.) in a DOCTYPE entity name is treated as a regex wildcard during entity replacement, allowing an attacker to shadow built-in XML entities (&lt;, &gt;, &amp;, &quot;, &apos;) with arbitrary values. This bypasses entity encoding and leads to XSS when parsed output is rendered. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.3.5.

CVSS Base Scores

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