Vulnerability in fast-xml-parser (CVE-2026-41650)
Summary
Vulnerability in fast-xml-parser (CVE-2026-41650). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 5.7.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
fast-xml-parser XMLBuilder: Comment and CDATA Injection via Unescaped Delimiters
Summary
fast-xml-parser XMLBuilder does not escape the --> sequence in comment content or the ]]> sequence in CDATA sections when building XML from JavaScript objects. This allows XML injection when user-controlled data flows into comments or CDATA elements, leading to XSS, SOAP injection, or data manipulation.
Existing CVEs for fast-xml-parser cover different issues:
- CVE-2023-26920: Prototype pollution (parser)
- CVE-2023-34104: ReDoS (parser)
- CVE-2026-27942: Stack overflow in XMLBuilder with preserveOrder
- CVE-2026-25896: Entity encoding bypass via regex in DOCTYPE entities
This finding covers unescaped comment/CDATA delimiters in XMLBuilder - a distinct vulnerability.
Vulnerable Code
File: src/fxb.js
// Line 442 - Comment building with NO escaping of -->
buildTextValNode(val, key, attrStr, level) {
// ...
if (key === this.options.commentPropName) {
return this.indentate(level) + `<!--${val}-->` + this.newLine; // VULNERABLE
}
// ...
if (key === this.options.cdataPropName) {
return this.indentate(level) + `<![CDATA[${val}]]>` + this.newLine; // VULNERABLE
}
}
Compare with attribute/text escaping which IS properly handled via replaceEntitiesValue().
Proof of Concept
Test 1: Comment Injection (XSS in SVG/HTML context)
import { XMLBuilder } from 'fast-xml-parser';
const builder…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-41650 has been found in fast-xml-parser.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.1/10.
What to do: upgrade fast-xml-parser to 5.7.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "fast-xml-parser CVE-2026-41650" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-41650 (fast-xml-parser) — CWE-91 / CVSS v3 6.1
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: 5.7.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-91) exists in fast-xml-parser.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of fast-xml-parser.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.1/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 5.7.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'fast-xml-parser' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'fast-xml-parser' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
fast-xml-parserを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade fast-xml-parser to 5.7.0ステージング環境で 5.7.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-41650 node-webfont
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-41650 node-webfont
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- exploit github.com
- package github.com
- web security-advisories@github.com
- web github.com