ubuntu-cve-2026-26278
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-02-19 20:25
Modified
2026-06-30 16:19
Summary
Details

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.

Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-webfont",
            "binary_version": "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-7ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:24.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-webfont",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-webfont@11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-7ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=noble"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-7ubuntu1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-webfont",
            "binary_version": "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-13ubuntu2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "node-webfont",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-webfont@11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-13ubuntu2?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-10",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-13ubuntu2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "node-webfont",
            "binary_version": "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-18"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "node-webfont",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/node-webfont@11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-18?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-13ubuntu2",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-14",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-15",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-16build1",
        "11.4.0+dfsg2+~cs35.7.26-18"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "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\u2019s 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.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2026-26278",
  "modified": "2026-06-30T16:19:39Z",
  "published": "2026-02-19T20:25:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-26278"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-26278"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-jmr7-xgp7-cmfj"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/commit/910dae5be2de2955e968558fadf6e8f74f117a77"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/releases/tag/v5.3.6"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2026-26278"
  ]
}



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