Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes, if a service exposes any interface that accepts XML and passes it to fast-xml-parser, a remote attacker can exploit the issue by sending specially crafted XML containing out-of-range numeric entities.

Does an attacker need authenticated access to exploit this?

Not necessarily. Any unauthenticated or low-privilege endpoint that processes XML with the vulnerable parser can be a vector; exploitation only requires the ability to supply or influence XML content.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

Combine robust input validation with defensive error handling: ensure numeric entities are validated before processing, wrap XML parsing in try/catch (or equivalent) constructs, and handle failures gracefully without crashing the service.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

Uncaught Exception on Invalid Numeric XML Entities (CWE-20) in fast-xml-parser

CVE-2026-25128

Published:

Jan 30, 2026

Status:

Awaiting Analysis

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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Vulnerability Type

Category:

Input Validation Error

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-248

Impact:

Denial of Service via Application Crash

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Input Validation Error

CWE:

CWE-20;CWE-248

Impact:

Denial of Service via Application Crash

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.5)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Uncaught Exception on Invalid Numeric XML Entities (CWE-20) in fast-xml-parser

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

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