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. From 4.1.3to before 5.3.5, a dot (.) in a DOCTYPE entity name is treated as a regex wildcard during entity replacement, allowing an attacker to shadow built-in XML entities (<, >, &, ", ') with arbitrary values. This bypasses entity encoding and leads to XSS when parsed output is rendered. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.3.5.
History

Sat, 21 Feb 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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. From 4.1.3to before 5.3.5, a dot (.) in a DOCTYPE entity name is treated as a regex wildcard during entity replacement, allowing an attacker to shadow built-in XML entities (<, >, &, ", ') with arbitrary values. This bypasses entity encoding and leads to XSS when parsed output is rendered. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.3.5.
Title fast-xml-parser has an entity encoding bypass via regex injection in DOCTYPE entity names
Weaknesses CWE-185
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2026-02-20T20:57:48.074Z

Updated: 2026-02-20T20:57:48.074Z

Reserved: 2026-02-06T21:08:39.130Z

Link: CVE-2026-25896

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-20T21:19:27.470

Modified: 2026-02-20T21:19:27.470

Link: CVE-2026-25896

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-02-20T20:57:48Z

Links: CVE-2026-25896 - Bugzilla