xmldom: Parser silently accepts a not-well-formed end tag whose name is followed by a line break and trailing content
CVE-2026-83611 is fixed in node-xmldom on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-83611 (version 0.9.12-1), released September 8, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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, DOMParser.parseFromString() can silently accept an end tag such as </a\njunk>, close the element, and discard the trailing content. On 0.9.x, the lib/sax.js end-tag validator inherits the multiline flag from reg(), allowing the first line to satisfy the anchored XML ETag production; older lines have no equivalent residue validation. This parser differential can bypass a parse-before-trust well-formedness gate, although it does not inject the discarded content; onError on 0.9.x and errorHandler on 0.8.x are the relevant reporting interfaces. This issue is fixed in @xmldom/xmldom versions 0.8.15 and 0.9.12; no fixed version is available for xmldom.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| node-xmldom · Debian 14 | 0.9.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-83611 | Sep 8, 2026 |
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