High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-83609
xmldom: Creation-time XML Name/QName validation is bypassable via an embedded line terminator, allowing injection on the default serialization path
8.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.0 until 0.9.12, the shared reg() builder in lib/grammar.js compiles the anchored QName_exact validator with the multiline flag, so ^ and $ validate only one line instead of the complete name. createElementNS, createAttributeNS, createDocumentType, and createAttribute consequently accept a malformed XML name whose first line is valid and whose later text injects markup when serialized through either the default path or requireWellFormed: true. The triggering ECMAScript line terminators are U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, and U+2029. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.12.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 45% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XM
xmldom · xmldom
>= 0.9.0, < 0.9.12 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83609
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83609
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/7b2ec67e1750daadd0bb06c92e875e726544a362
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12
github.com
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-3px3-54cx-rmw9
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