High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-83605
xmldom: Attribute name injection via setAttribute() bypasses requireWellFormed
8.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. Prior to @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.14 and 0.9.11, and in xmldom version 0.6.0 and earlier, Element.setAttribute() calls the private _createAttribute(name) path without validating the attribute name, while Document.createAttribute(name) validates against QName. XMLSerializer.serializeToString() emits attribute names verbatim, and requireWellFormed: true did not validate them, so a crafted name can terminate the intended attribute and inject additional attributes, including event handlers, into browser-consumed output; synthesized xmlns:PREFIX declarations expose the same unchecked-name boundary. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.14 and 0.9.11; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XM
xmldom · xmldom
<= 0.6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83605
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83605
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/cba1321218b069182695813fa7565653708e172e
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/d8212e632507eaf1d9f609657dd4c56abeb12d44
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1043
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1050
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.14
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.11
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