js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption (nodeca js-yaml)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.58 % · percentile 48 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 3.0.0 before 3.15.0 and from 4.0.0 before 4.3.0, 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 versions 3.15.0 and 4.3.0.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-407 — Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
References
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/security/advisories/GHSA-52cp-r559-cp3m
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/24f13e79ee1343a7e30bd6f6c9d9cdbf0ac9b2b7
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/59423c6f8cdc78742ac00e25a4dd39ef16b702e4
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/3.15.0
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/4.3.0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-52cp-r559-cp3m — js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-42301
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-59869
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1256 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1233 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1165 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1094 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0958 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits IBM · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 3.0.0 < 3.15.0cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*≥ 4.0.0 < 4.3.0
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| nodeca · js-yaml | affected >= 3.0.0, < 3.15.0 ; affected >= 4.0.0, < 4.3.0 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |