diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
index 4083c9df9729..a9b918175623 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/junit.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export class JUnitReporter implements Reporter {
     for (const frame of stack) {
       const path = relative(this.ctx.config.root, frame.file)
 
-      await this.baseLog(` ${F_POINTER} ${[frame.method, `${path}:${frame.line}:${frame.column}`].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}`)
+      await this.baseLog(escapeXML(` ${F_POINTER} ${[frame.method, `${path}:${frame.line}:${frame.column}`].filter(Boolean).join(' ')}`))
 
       // reached at test file, skip the follow stack
       if (frame.file in this.ctx.state.filesMap)
diff --git a/test/reporters/src/data-for-junit.ts b/test/reporters/src/data-for-junit.ts
index 0d6e667c8839..6595b3d5252e 100644
--- a/test/reporters/src/data-for-junit.ts
+++ b/test/reporters/src/data-for-junit.ts
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ function createSuiteHavingFailedTestWithXmlInError(): File[] {
 
   errorWithXml.stack = 'Error: error message that has XML in it <tag>\n'
     + '    at /vitest/test/core/test/basic.test.ts:8:32\n'
+    + '    at /vitest/test/core/test/<bracket-name>.ts:3:11\n'
     + '    at etc....'
 
   const tasks: Task[] = [
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/html.test.ts.snap b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/html.test.ts.snap
index 49db8c36242b..43801f9c5937 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/html.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/html.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Vitest Snapshot v1
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`html reporter > resolves to "failing" status for test file "json-fail" > tests are failing 1`] = `
 {
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/json.test.ts.snap b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/json.test.ts.snap
index 565b068bc9b6..db3d630ef28a 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/json.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/json.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Vitest Snapshot v1
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`json reporter > generates correct report 1`] = `
 {
diff --git a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/reporters.spec.ts.snap b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/reporters.spec.ts.snap
index 6ec2907cdcb3..6e8e5a5f0d90 100644
--- a/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/reporters.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/reporters/tests/__snapshots__/reporters.spec.ts.snap
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Vitest Snapshot v1
+// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`JUnit reporter (no outputFile entry) 1`] = `
 "<?xml version=\\"1.0\\" encoding=\\"UTF-8\\" ?>
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ exports[`JUnit reporter with outputFile with XML in error message 2`] = `
             <failure message=\\"error message that has XML in it &lt;tag&gt;\\" type=\\"AssertionError\\">
 AssertionError: error message that has XML in it &lt;tag&gt;
  ❯ test/core/test/basic.test.ts:8:32
+ ❯ test/core/test/&lt;bracket-name&gt;.ts:3:11
             </failure>
         </testcase>
     </testsuite>