HIGHCVE-2026-26278Published Modified CNA GitHub_M
CVE-2026-26278: fast-xml-parser affected by DoS through entity expansion in DOCTYPE (no expansion limit)
fast-xml-parser allows users to validate XML, parse XML to JS object, or build XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries and no callback. In versions 4.1.3 through 5.3.5, the XML parser can be forced to do an unlimited amount of entity expansion. With a very small XML input, it’s possible to make the parser spend seconds or even minutes processing a single request, effectively freezing the application. Version 5.3.6 fixes the issue. As a workaround, avoid using DOCTYPE parsing by `processEntities: false` option.
Metrics
- CVSS v3.1
- 7.5
- Severity
- HIGH
- Fixed in
- —
- Affected Products
- 1
Affected packages
- NaturalIntelligence / fast-xml-parser>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.6 · >= 4.1.3, < 4.5.4
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H