diff --git a/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/XxeHardeningTestFixture.cs b/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/XxeHardeningTestFixture.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97ac192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ECoreNetto.Tests/Resource/XxeHardeningTestFixture.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright file="XxeHardeningTestFixture.cs" company="Starion Group S.A.">
+//
+//   Copyright 2017-2025 Starion Group S.A.
+//
+//   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+//   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+//   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+//   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+//   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+//   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+//   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+//   limitations under the License.
+//
+// </copyright>
+// ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace ECoreNetto.Tests.Resource
+{
+    using System.IO;
+    using System.Xml;
+
+    using ECoreNetto.Resource;
+
+    using NUnit.Framework;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Suite of tests that verify the <see cref="ECoreNetto.ECoreParser"/> is hardened against
+    /// XML External Entity (XXE) attacks (see issue #29).
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestFixture]
+    public class XxeHardeningTestFixture
+    {
+        private ResourceSet resourceSet = null!;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void SetUp()
+        {
+            this.resourceSet = new ResourceSet();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_a_document_with_an_external_entity_is_rejected()
+        {
+            // a DOCTYPE declaring an external SYSTEM entity - the classic XXE payload
+            const string xxe =
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\r\n" +
+                "<!DOCTYPE EPackage [ <!ENTITY xxe SYSTEM \"file:///etc/passwd\"> ]>\r\n" +
+                "<EPackage>&xxe;</EPackage>";
+
+            var resource = this.CreateResourceForContent("xxe-attack.ecore", xxe);
+
+            // DtdProcessing.Prohibit rejects the DOCTYPE before the entity is ever resolved
+            Assert.That(() => resource.Load(null), Throws.InstanceOf<XmlException>());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Verify_that_an_entity_expansion_document_is_rejected()
+        {
+            // a "billion laughs" style nested-entity document; also blocked by prohibiting DTDs
+            const string billionLaughs =
+                "<?xml version=\"1.0\"?>\r\n" +
+                "<!DOCTYPE lolz [\r\n" +
+                "  <!ENTITY lol \"lol\">\r\n" +
+                "  <!ENTITY lol2 \"&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;&lol;\">\r\n" +
+                "  <!ENTITY lol3 \"&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;&lol2;\">\r\n" +
+                "]>\r\n" +
+                "<EPackage>&lol3;</EPackage>";
+
+            var resource = this.CreateResourceForContent("billion-laughs.ecore", billionLaughs);
+
+            Assert.That(() => resource.Load(null), Throws.InstanceOf<XmlException>());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the provided <paramref name="content"/> to a file in the test directory and
+        /// creates a <see cref="Resource"/> for it.
+        /// </summary>
+        private Resource CreateResourceForContent(string fileName, string content)
+        {
+            var path = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, fileName);
+            File.WriteAllText(path, content);
+
+            var uri = new System.Uri(Path.GetFullPath(path));
+
+            return this.resourceSet.CreateResource(uri);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/ECoreNetto/ECoreParser.cs b/ECoreNetto/ECoreParser.cs
index 111c6c1..4dbb6b0 100644
--- a/ECoreNetto/ECoreParser.cs
+++ b/ECoreNetto/ECoreParser.cs
@@ -81,13 +81,19 @@ internal EPackage ParseXml()
 
             var sw = Stopwatch.StartNew();
 
-            var settings = new XmlReaderSettings();
+            // harden against XXE: prohibit DTD processing and disable external entity resolution
+            var settings = new XmlReaderSettings
+            {
+                DtdProcessing = DtdProcessing.Prohibit,
+                XmlResolver = null
+            };
+
             var fileInfo = new FileInfo(this.resource.URI.AbsolutePath.Replace("%20", " "));
             var fullPath = Path.GetFullPath(fileInfo.FullName);
 
             // now read the actual model file
             var xmlReader = XmlReader.Create(fullPath, settings);
-            var xmlDocument = new XmlDocument();
+            var xmlDocument = new XmlDocument { XmlResolver = null };
             xmlDocument.Load(xmlReader);
             var package = new EPackage(this.resource, this.loggerFactory);
             package.ReadXml(xmlDocument.DocumentElement);