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CVE-2026-25896
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.3
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2026-02-20T21:19:27.470 · Last modified 2026-06-30T03:17:45.613

Summary

fast-xml-parser allows users to validate XML, parse XML to JS object, or build XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries and no callback. From 4.1.3to before 5.3.5, a dot (.) in a DOCTYPE entity name is treated as a regex wildcard during entity replacement, allowing an attacker to shadow built-in XML entities (<, >, &, ", ') with arbitrary values. This bypasses entity encoding and leads to XSS when parsed output is rendered. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.3.5.

Affected products

naturalintelligence — fast-xml-parser

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References

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