{"id":"CVE-2026-83617","title":"xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module","summary":"xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.11 until 0.9.12, the requireWellFormed: true element and attribute name checks use the anchored QName_exact expression pro…","severity":"high","cwe":["CWE-91","CWE-625"],"vendor":"xmldom","product":"@xmldom/xmldom","affected":["@xmldom/xmldom = 0.9.11"],"patched":["@xmldom/xmldom 0.9.12"],"published":"2026-09-01","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T21:11:31.703","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83617","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/7b2ec67e1750daadd0bb06c92e875e726544a362","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-3g7g-3944","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-3g7g-3944","label":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83617"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-3g7g-3944"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-83617.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-83617"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526848"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83617"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","npm","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"aliases":["GHSA-jxjr-3g7g-3944"],"ecosystem":"npm","epss":0.00328,"epssPercentile":0.2614,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T21:11:12.320Z","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N","cvssSource":"vendor","slug":"CVE-2026-83617","body":"## Overview\n\nxmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.11 until 0.9.12, the requireWellFormed: true element and attribute name checks use the anchored QName_exact expression produced by reg() in lib/grammar.js, which inherits the multiline flag. A name with a valid first line followed by U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, or U+2029 and breakout markup therefore passes validation and is emitted verbatim in element start and end tags or attribute names. This bypasses the strict-serialization checks introduced for the earlier element-name and attribute-name injection advisories, while the default serialization path remains outside the strict guarantee. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.12.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-83617)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `@xmldom/xmldom = 0.9.11`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `@xmldom/xmldom 0.9.12`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-jxjr-3g7g-3944\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · no fix planned: Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI) · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-83617.json)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":206932,"id":"CVE-2026-83617","ts":1789749705753,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"7.5"}]}