XPath Injection in Xmldom
CVE-2026-41672
xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) `DOMParser` and `XMLSerializer` module. In @xmldom/xmldom prior to versions 0.9.10 and 0.8.13 and xmldom version 0.6.0 and prior, the package allows attacker-controlled comment content to be serialized into XML without validating or neutralizing comment-breaking sequences. As a result, an attacker can terminate the comment early and inject arbitrary XML nodes into the serialized output. This issue has been patched in versions @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.9.10 and 0.8.13.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (49.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.003
Affected products
- Xmldom — versions xmldom <= 0.6.0, @xmldom/xmldom >= 0.9.0, < 0.9.10, @xmldom/xmldom < 0.8.13
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/b397540889086da868c30c366ad5c220d1a750c7
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/fda7cc313de30243fea35cada64e0bb12099c2a1
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/987
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.8.13
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.10
- github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-j759-j44w-7fr8
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- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
- 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c
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Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-41672?
- CVE-2026-41672 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xmldom, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-05-07.
- How severe is CVE-2026-41672?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.