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CVE-2026-27942: fast-xml-parser has stack overflow in XMLBuilder with preserveOrder

February 26, 2026 (updated March 6, 2026)

Application crashes with stack overflow when user use XML builder with prserveOrder:true for following or similar input

[{
'foo': [
{ 'bar': [{ '@_V': 'baz' }] }
]
}]

Cause: arrToStr was not validating if the input is an array or a string and treating all non-array values as text content. What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

References

  • github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser
  • github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/commit/c13a961910f14986295dd28484eee830fa1a0e8a
  • github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/pull/791
  • github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-fj3w-jwp8-x2g3
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-fj3w-jwp8-x2g3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27942

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 4.0.0-beta.0 before 4.5.4, all versions starting from 5.0.0 before 5.3.8

Fixed versions

  • 5.3.8
  • 4.5.4

Solution

Upgrade to versions 4.5.4, 5.3.8 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-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

Source file

npm/fast-xml-parser/CVE-2026-27942.yml

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