High severity · published Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-83617
xmldom: requireWellFormed element/attribute name validation is bypassable via an embedded line terminator
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. From 0.9.11 until 0.9.12, the requireWellFormed: true element and attribute name checks use the anchored QName_exact expression produced by reg() in lib/grammar.js, which inherits the multiline flag. A name with a valid first line followed by U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, or U+2029 and breakout markup therefore passes validation and is emitted verbatim in element start and end tags or attribute names. This bypasses the strict-serialization checks introduced for the earlier element-name and attribute-name injection advisories, while the default serialization path remains outside the strict guarantee. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.12.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XM
xmldom · xmldom
>= 0.9.11, < 0.9.12 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-83617
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-jxjr-3g7g-3944
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