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xmldom CVE-2026-83609

| EUVDEUVD-2026-69220 HIGH
XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection) (CWE-91)
2026-09-01 GitHub_M GHSA-3px3-54cx-rmw9
8.7
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY
8.7 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
vuln.today AI
8.6 HIGH

No auth or complexity needed; S:C because injected markup in serialized output directly affects integrity of downstream systems consuming the XML.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
SUSE
7.1 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

Lifecycle Timeline

5
POC Analysis Generated
Sep 11, 2026 - 11:28 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 01, 2026 - 16:02 EUVD
Source Code Evidence Fetched
Sep 01, 2026 - 15:11 vuln.today
Analysis Generated
Sep 01, 2026 - 15:11 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 01, 2026 - 14:29 cve.org
HIGH 8.7

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 4 npm packages depend on @xmldom/xmldom (4 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 0.9.0.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

XML injection in @xmldom/xmldom 0.9.0-0.9.11 allows an attacker to embed malicious markup into serialized XML output by supplying element or attribute names containing ECMAScript line terminators (U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, U+2029). The QName_exact regex in lib/grammar.js is compiled with JavaScript's multiline flag, causing the ^ and $ anchors to match per-line rather than over the full string - a name whose first line is a valid QName passes validation while subsequent lines carry injected markup, bypassing both the default serialization path and requireWellFormed: true. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires that attacker-controlled data reaches one of four specific DOM creation APIs: createElementNS, createAttributeNS, createDocumentType, or createAttribute. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 4.0 base score of 8.7 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) correctly reflects that no authentication, no special network position, and no attack prerequisites beyond API reachability are needed. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade @xmldom/xmldom to version 0.9.12, released at https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12 (commit 7b2ec67e1750daadd0bb06c92e875e726544a362), which removes the multiline flag from the QName_exact regex and adds InvalidCharacterError rejection for names containing ECMAScript line terminators at creation time in createElementNS, createAttributeNS, createDocumentType, and createAttribute, and InvalidStateError rejection in the requireWellFormed: true serialization path. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, inventory all applications and systems using @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.9.0-0.9.11, prioritizing those that accept untrusted XML input or expose XML serialization to end users. …

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Python 3 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS Affected

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