Is fast-xml-parser 4.0 vulnerable?

npm · 16 releases from 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 · latest fast-xml-parser is 5.11.2 · checked 1 Nov 2026

Yes: 5 known advisories

Yes. fast-xml-parser 4.0.15, the last 4.0 release, is affected by 5 known security advisories (1 high, 3 medium, 1 low), including CVE-2026-33036, CVE-2026-41650, CVE-2026-33349. Upgrade to 5.7.0 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install fast-xml-parser@5.7.0

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Advisories affecting fast-xml-parser 4.0.15

  • MediumCVE-2026-41650GHSA-gh4j-gqv2-49f622 Apr 2026

    fast-xml-parser XMLBuilder: XML Comment and CDATA Injection via Unescaped Delimiters

    Affected
    <5.7.0
    Fixed in
    5.7.0
  • MediumCVE-2026-33349GHSA-jp2q-39xq-3w4g19 Mar 2026

    Entity Expansion Limits Bypassed When Set to Zero Due to JavaScript Falsy Evaluation in fast-xml-parser

    Affected
    >=4.0.0-beta.3 <4.5.5 · >=5.0.0 <5.5.7
    Fixed in
    4.5.5, 5.5.7
  • HighCVE-2026-33036GHSA-8gc5-j5rx-235r17 Mar 2026

    fast-xml-parser affected by numeric entity expansion bypassing all entity expansion limits (incomplete fix for CVE-2026-26278)

    Affected
    >=5.0.0 <5.5.6 · >=4.0.0-beta.3 <4.5.5
    Fixed in
    4.5.5, 5.5.6
  • LowCVE-2026-27942GHSA-fj3w-jwp8-x2g326 Feb 2026

    fast-xml-parser has stack overflow in XMLBuilder with preserveOrder

    Affected
    >=5.0.0 <5.3.8 · >=4.0.0-beta.0 <4.5.4
    Fixed in
    4.5.4, 5.3.8
  • MediumCVE-2021-26920GHSA-x3cc-x39p-42qx13 Jun 2023

    fast-xml-parser vulnerable to Prototype Pollution through tag or attribute name

    Affected
    <4.1.2
    Fixed in
    4.1.2

Which of your client projects are still on fast-xml-parser 4.0?

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Other fast-xml-parser versions

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