CVE-2026-59868

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
nodecajs-yaml>= 5.0.0, < 5.2.0affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-407: CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

References