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chore(deps): update dependency fast-xml-parser to v5.3.8 [security]#1077

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This PR contains the following updates:

Package Change Age Confidence
fast-xml-parser 5.3.65.3.8 age confidence

GitHub Vulnerability Alerts

CVE-2026-27942

Impact

Application crashes with stack overflow when user use XML builder with prserveOrder:true for following or similar input:

[{
    'foo': [
        { 'bar': [{ '@​_V': 'baz' }] }
    ]
}]

Cause: arrToStr was not validating if the input is an array or a string and treating all non-array values as text content.
What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?

Patches

Yes, in 5.3.8.

Workarounds

Use XML builder with preserveOrder:false or check the input data before passing to builder.

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Release Notes

NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser (fast-xml-parser)

v5.3.8: handle non-array input for XML builder && support maxNestedTags

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v5.3.7: CJS typing fix

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Full Changelog: NaturalIntelligence/fast-xml-parser@v5.3.6...v5.3.7


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@renovate renovate bot changed the title chore(deps): update dependency fast-xml-parser to v5.3.8 [security] chore(deps): update dependency fast-xml-parser to v5.3.8 [security] - autoclosed Mar 1, 2026
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@renovate renovate bot changed the title chore(deps): update dependency fast-xml-parser to v5.3.8 [security] - autoclosed chore(deps): update dependency fast-xml-parser to v5.3.8 [security] Mar 2, 2026
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@KaiVolland KaiVolland merged commit e5ffa3f into main Mar 2, 2026
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