CVE-2026-83608
Published:September 01, 2026
Updated:September 02, 2026
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, the DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE branch in lib/dom.js validates publicId, systemId, and internalSubset under requireWellFormed: true but emits DocumentType.name verbatim. A name containing > or whitespace can terminate the <!DOCTYPE ...> declaration and inject sibling markup; the value can be supplied through createDocumentType() on the 0.8.x and unscoped lines or through a direct DocumentType.name property write on every affected line. The default path and legacy creation-time behavior remain permissive, while the vulnerable strict path fails to enforce an XML Name. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <0.8.15Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.15https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.0 <0.9.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.12@xmldom/xmldom (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.7.0 <0.8.15Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.8.15@xmldom/xmldom (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.0 <0.9.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.12Related Resources (7)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)