---
id: CVE-2026-83616
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. Prior to @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15
  and 0.9.12, and in xmldom version 0.6.0 and earlier,
  Document.createProcessingInstruction(t…
severity: high
cwe:
  - CWE-91
vendor: xmldom
product: '@xmldom/xmldom'
affected:
  - '@xmldom/xmldom >= 0.7.0, <= 0.8.14'
  - '@xmldom/xmldom >= 0.9.0, <= 0.9.11'
  - xmldom <= 0.6.0
patched:
  - '@xmldom/xmldom 0.8.15'
  - '@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-2026-83616'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/1cde3e31a07c41c87cfd368d6946aa477f16b4f9
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/3b694872bcb5c7e3cbadba961a4be2488750ce5b
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.15'
    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-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv'
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83616'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv'
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-83616.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-83616'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2526858'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83616'
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69248'
tags:
  - nvd
  - ghsa
  - npm
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
aliases:
  - GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv
ecosystem: npm
epss: 0.00612
epssPercentile: 0.47067
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
---

## Overview

xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. Prior to @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12, and in xmldom version 0.6.0 and earlier, Document.createProcessingInstruction(target, data) in lib/dom.js accepts an unvalidated target, while the requireWellFormed: true serializer checks only for a colon and the reserved case-insensitive xml name on 0.9.x and performs no target check on 0.8.x. Because serialization emits <?target data?>, a target containing >, ?, whitespace, or another invalid XML-name character can break the processing-instruction boundary and inject XML structure. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-83616)

Affected packages:

- `@xmldom/xmldom >= 0.7.0, <= 0.8.14`
- `@xmldom/xmldom >= 0.9.0, <= 0.9.11`
- `xmldom <= 0.6.0`

Patched in:

- `@xmldom/xmldom 0.8.15`
- `@xmldom/xmldom 0.9.12`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv

## Vendor advisories

- **RHSA-2026:69248** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 · released 2026-09-21 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:69248)
- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI), Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Fuse 7, Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, … · updated 2026-09-21 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-83616.json)