# CVE-2026-83609: xmldom: Creation-time XML Name/QName validation is bypassable via an embedded line terminator, allowing injection on the default serialization path

- Also known as: GHSA-3PX3-54CX-RMW9
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.9.12
- Published: 2026-09-01 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- xmldom: from 0.9.0, fixed in 0.9.12
- @xmldom xmldom: from 0.9.0, fixed in 0.9.12
- @xmldom/xmldom (npm): from 0.9.0, fixed in 0.9.12

## Description

xmldom is a pure JavaScript W3C standard-based (XML DOM Level 2 Core) DOMParser and XMLSerializer module. From 0.9.0 until 0.9.12, the shared reg() builder in lib/grammar.js compiles the anchored QName_exact validator with the multiline flag, so ^ and $ validate only one line instead of the complete name. createElementNS, createAttributeNS, createDocumentType, and createAttribute consequently accept a malformed XML name whose first line is valid and whose later text injects markup when serialized through either the default path or requireWellFormed: true. The triggering ECMAScript line terminators are U+000A, U+000D, U+2028, and U+2029. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom version 0.9.12.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on xmldom, @xmldom xmldom, @xmldom/xmldom, upgrade to a fixed version (0.9.12) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/security/advisories/GHSA-3px3-54cx-rmw9
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/pull/1071
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/commit/7b2ec67e1750daadd0bb06c92e875e726544a362
- https://github.com/xmldom/xmldom/releases/tag/0.9.12

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