CVE-2026-126066
fast-xml-parser: Quadratic CPU consumption scanning unterminated stop-node tags
fast-xml-parser allows users to process XML from JS object without C/C++ based libraries or callbacks. Prior to 5.12.0, when the non-default stopNodes option is enabled, readStopNodeData() in OrderedObjParser.js calls readTagExp() for each less-than character in an unterminated stop-node body and repeatedly rescans the remaining input while looking for a closing greater-than character. An attacker who supplies XML containing many tag fragments without a later closing character can cause quadratic rescanning before parsing fails, blocking a Node.js event loop and causing CPU-exhaustion denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 5.12.0.
| CWE | CWE-407 |
| Vendor | naturalintelligence |
| Product | fast-xml-parser |
| Published | Nov 10, 2026 |
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