> CVE-2026-25896 [CRITICAL]

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PUBLISHED
2026-02-20 21:19
MODIFIED
2026-02-20 21:19
CVSS_SCORE V3
9.3
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.53%
Top 55.1%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-02-20 RED HAT 🔗 2026-02-22 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-08 GITHUB 🔗 2026-11-04 OSV 🔗 2026-11-08

> 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.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

ℹ️ Aucun produit affecté n'a encore été publié par NVD pour cette CVE.

> CVSS V3 METRICS

CVSS_VECTOR
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
EXPLOITABILITY
3.9
IMPACT
4.7

> MÉTRIQUES CVSS DÉTAILLÉES

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N
Métrique Valeur Interprétation
AV (Vecteur d'Attaque)
Attack Vector
Network (N)
Exploit possible à distance via réseau (HTTP, API, etc.)
AC (Complexité d'Attaque)
Attack Complexity
Low (L)
Peu de conditions requises pour exploiter
PR (Privilèges Requis)
Privileges Required
None (N)
Aucune authentification requise
UI (Interaction Utilisateur)
User Interaction
None (N)
Aucune interaction utilisateur nécessaire
S (Périmètre)
Scope
Changed (C)
Impact s'étend au-delà du composant compromis
C (Impact Confidentialité)
Confidentiality Impact
Low (L)
Divulgation limitée d'informations
I (Impact Intégrité)
Integrity Impact
High (H)
Modification totale des données possible
A (Impact Disponibilité)
Availability Impact
None (N)
Aucune interruption de service

> RÉSUMÉ DES IMPACTS

Confidentialité
Low
Divulgation limitée d'informations
Intégrité
High
Modification totale des données possible
Disponibilité
None
Aucune interruption de service

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-185

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-185: Incorrect Regular Expression - The product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared.

> RED HAT SECURITY ADVISORIES

Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8.5 release.
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.8.5 has been released.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9.3 release.
Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9.3 has been released.
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHACS 4.9.5 security and bug fix update
Updated images are now available for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS), which typically include new features, bug fixes, and/or security patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: RHACS 4.8.10 security and bug fix update
Updated images are now available for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (RHACS), which typically include new features, bug fixes, and/or security patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.20.15 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.20.15 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.19.20 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.19.20 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18.25 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18.25 security, enhancement & bug fix update
Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-host-inventory-frontend-rhel9 container image
A new satellite/iop-host-inventory-frontend-rhel9 container image is now generally available in the Red Hat container registry.

> RED HAT SEVERITY ASSESSMENT

THREAT SEVERITY
Important

> GITHUB SECURITY ADVISORY

GHSA-m7jm-9gc2-mpf2 CRITICAL

fast-xml-parser has an entity encoding bypass via regex injection in DOCTYPE entity names

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
NPM / fast-xml-parser
>= 4.1.3, < 4.5.4
Fixed in: 4.5.4
NPM / fast-xml-parser
>= 5.0.0, < 5.3.5
Fixed in: 5.3.5

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

fast-xml-parser has an entity encoding bypass via regex injection in DOCTYPE entity names

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
37 versions affected
ALIASES:
GHSA-m7jm-9gc2-mpf2

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
20/02/2026 21:19
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/03/2026 06:46
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-185: Incorrect Regular Expression - The product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared.
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 22/02/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 23:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 22:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 21:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 20:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 19:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 18:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 17:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 16:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 15:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 14:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 13:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
{ "severity_scale": null, "threat_severity": "Important" }
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 12:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Important", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 21/02/2026 12:30
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 15 Dernière mise à jour: 8 months ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/commit/943ef0eb1b2d3284e7...
https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/commit/ddcd0acf26ddd682cb...
https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/releases/tag/v5.3.5
https://github.com/NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser/security/advisories/GHSA-...
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