High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-83608
xmldom: DocType `name` Injection 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 0.8.15 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.
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-2026-83608
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83608
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/57aec90ac57b4408ae7c5d1746bf2a693b5ed90e
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/85f12eb4d14b44de33216cfb72b50af4d24e9fdd
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.15
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12
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