CVE-2026-59868 (GCVE-0-2026-59868)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-08 15:18 – Updated: 2026-07-08 15:18
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption
Summary
js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 5.0.0 before 5.2.0, when merge keys are enabled, js-yaml can spend quadratic CPU time parsing a document whose size grows only linearly when a chain of mappings uses merge keys where each mapping merges the previous one. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.0.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-407 - Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/security/adviso… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/3105455b… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/5.2.0 | x_refsource_MISC |
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