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CVE-2026-83619: xmldom: End-tag Whitespace-Trim Regex ReDoS — quadratic backtracking in the 0.8.x end-tag parser

September 8, 2026

On the @xmldom/xmldom 0.8.x line, parsing an XML end tag whose name is followed by a long run of whitespace and then a non-whitespace character triggers quadratic-time regular-expression backtracking (ReDoS), so a single small crafted end tag stalls the Node.js event loop. It is reachable from DOMParser.parseFromString under default options, unauthenticated, before any validity check — an availability-only denial of service. The 0.9.x line is not affected.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4fp-j954-r2f4
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/3abb0934f5a8a84d83a1f9cde0f2bd04c08b2a09
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1072
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.15
  • github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-x4fp-j954-r2f4
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83619

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.7.0 before 0.8.15

Fixed versions

  • 0.8.15

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.8.15 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

npm/@xmldom/xmldom/CVE-2026-83619.yml

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