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CVE-2026-83616: xmldom: Processing Instruction Target Injection Bypasses requireWellFormed

September 8, 2026

Document.createProcessingInstruction() in @xmldom/xmldom performs no validation on the target parameter. The requireWellFormed: true serializer option validates only for : in the target and a case-insensitive xml prefix, but does not check for > characters. A > in the target breaks the processing instruction boundary (<?...?>), allowing injection of arbitrary content into the serialized XML output.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/1cde3e31a07c41c87cfd368d6946aa477f16b4f9
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/3b694872bcb5c7e3cbadba961a4be2488750ce5b
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.15
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-c7q8-3ch8-vqpv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83616

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.7.0 before 0.8.15, all versions starting from 0.9.0 before 0.9.12

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.15
  • 0.9.12

Solution

Upgrade to versions 0.8.15, 0.9.12 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-91: XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)

Source file

npm/@xmldom/xmldom/CVE-2026-83616.yml

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