CVE-2026-83608
HIGHDescription
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. Prior to @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12, and in xmldom version 0.6.0 and earlier, the DOCUMENT_TYPE_NODE branch in lib/dom.js validates publicId, systemId, and internalSubset under requireWellFormed: true but emits DocumentType.name verbatim. A name containing > or whitespace can terminate the <!DOCTYPE ...> declaration and inject sibling markup; the value can be supplied through createDocumentType() on the 0.8.x and unscoped lines or through a direct DocumentType.name property write on every affected line. The default path and legacy creation-time behavior remain permissive, while the vulnerable strict path fails to enforce an XML Name. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
How to fix
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CVSS v4 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
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
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 28% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2020-0646 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | KEV | - |
| CVE-2023-27253 | High | 8.8 | 90% | - | - |
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| CVE-2024-53675 | High | 7.3 | 84% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-53674 | High | 7.3 | 47% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-43187 | Critical | 9.8 | 45% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2026-83608?
Upgrade node-xmldom on debian unstable to 0.9.12-1 or later.
Is CVE-2026-83608 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2026-83608 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.35% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 28% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2026-83608?
CVE-2026-83608 has a CVSS v4 base score of 8.7, rated important. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2026-83608 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for node-xmldom (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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