CVE-2026-83611

NameCVE-2026-83611
Descriptionxmldom 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, DOMParser.parseFromString() can silently accept an end tag such as </a\njunk>, close the element, and discard the trailing content. On 0.9.x, the lib/sax.js end-tag validator inherits the multiline flag from reg(), allowing the first line to satisfy the anchored XML ETag production; older lines have no equivalent residue validation. This parser differential can bypass a parse-before-trust well-formedness gate, although it does not inject the discarded content; onError on 0.9.x and errorHandler on 0.8.x are the relevant reporting interfaces. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
node-xmldom (PTS)bookworm0.8.6-1vulnerable
trixie0.9.6-1vulnerable
forky, sid0.9.11-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
node-xmldomsource(unstable)(unfixed)

Notes

https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-6h8r-xr42-gp59
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072
Fixed by: https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/7b2ec67e1750daadd0bb06c92e875e726544a362 (0.9.12)
Fixed by: https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/4430189660b0d380ee9c9ee7550a1358688e8828 (0.8.15)

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