CVE-2026-26278

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. 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, its 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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.064

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM App Connect Enterprise 13.0.6.1Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2025-13465,CVE-2026-25639,CVE-2026-25896,CVE-2026-26278 are affected in IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.12.23Windows
Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in IBM App Connect Enterprise 12.0.12.23Windows

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234