diff --git a/lib/parser.ts b/lib/parser.ts
index f7c66e8..f12b0df 100644
--- a/lib/parser.ts
+++ b/lib/parser.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,16 @@ export class CoTParser {
         raw: Buffer | string,
         opts: CoTOptions = {}
    ): CoT {
-        const parsed = xml2js(String(raw), { compact: true }) as Static<typeof JSONCoT>;
+        const str = String(raw);
+
+        let parsed: Static<typeof JSONCoT>;
+        try {
+            parsed = xml2js(str, { compact: true }) as Static<typeof JSONCoT>;
+        } catch (err) {
+            console.error(`Failed to parse CoT XML: ${str}`);
+            throw err;
+        }
+
         normalizeBooleanAttributeValues(parsed);
 
         const cot = new CoT(
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1d74e11..0d61006 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -865,9 +865,9 @@
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         },
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tak-ps/xml-js/-/xml-js-2.0.3.tgz",
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+            "version": "2.0.4",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@tak-ps/xml-js/-/xml-js-2.0.4.tgz",
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@@ -2464,9 +2464,9 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-5.0.1.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-wVoTjP4Q6R0NW5hiZkVJaFZPWgtXfoGF+6LucL3/FtiNjmcHhYjEr5f1Kqjirc1nBW07J/ZuRFumqr2oqccEWg==",
+            "version": "5.0.2",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/linkify-it/-/linkify-it-5.0.2.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-ONTm2jCMAVZjgQa/Fy1kScXsuOoF5NPTsoFBdE1KVIZ2vAh/r9+Bqo+0jINCBYnavTPQZz38QzFTme79ENoN3Q==",
             "dev": true,
             "funding": [
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@@ -2539,9 +2539,9 @@
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.2.0.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-1TGiQiJVRQ3NPmZH6sx5Cfnmg6GQm9jvC1ch4TK511NjSJvjzKLzn5pPfZRNZkRPZP0HqCioSndqH8v2nRaWVQ==",
+            "version": "14.3.0",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/markdown-it/-/markdown-it-14.3.0.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-RCEsPjR+sr0x+AuYp601tKTkgFG4YEPLCzHST3cQ/fhlJkqAkz1L2/Qbp1j9qw5SBwQHFBoW8+hoN5xssOF0Tw==",
             "dev": true,
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@@ -2556,8 +2556,8 @@
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             "dependencies": {
                 "argparse": "^2.0.1",
-                "entities": "^4.4.0",
-                "linkify-it": "^5.0.1",
+                "entities": "^4.5.0",
+                "linkify-it": "^5.0.2",
                 "mdurl": "^2.0.0",
                 "punycode.js": "^2.3.1",
                 "uc.micro": "^2.1.0"
@@ -2732,9 +2732,9 @@
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         },
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-QP88BAKvMam/3NxH6vj2o21R6MjxZUAd6nlwAS/pnGvN9IVLocLHxGYIzFhg6fUQ+5th6P4dv4eW9jX3DSIj7A==",
+            "version": "4.0.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-4.0.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-RvwwcruNjI1ncT5xRakeyS9Lf8lcItv34KD+aif+VH9kduAyfYBipGh12274xtenIPZ119/R9BdTBa8gAwSh0A==",
             "license": "MIT",
             "engines": {
                 "node": ">=12"
@@ -2970,9 +2970,9 @@
             "license": "0BSD"
         },
         "node_modules/tsx": {
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-            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsx/-/tsx-4.22.4.tgz",
-            "integrity": "sha512-X8EX+XV4QR5xCsrgxaED954zTDfY8KqlDtskKEL0cHhyS/P8b4IFOvGDQpsC9Q1XnLq915wEfwwY/zzskCtmhg==",
+            "version": "4.22.5",
+            "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsx/-/tsx-4.22.5.tgz",
+            "integrity": "sha512-F7JnSfPl5ASt6LqwWyUQ3T8BwN3q0eQEbFMYa2iRWaVQmmudo0d7fRmwM4O002gsvW1bs0yBYioutsAjqLJMvQ==",
             "dev": true,
             "license": "MIT",
             "dependencies": {