Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-59870 · published 8 July 2026
CVE-2026-59870: Nodeca js-yaml allocation without limits vulnerability
Nodeca · Js Yaml
js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 5.0.0 before 5.2.1, YAML11_SCHEMA support for the !!omap tag in src/tag/sequence/omap.ts uses omapTag.addItem() to perform a linear duplicate-key scan on every insertion, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption when yaml.load() parses a crafted ordered-map document. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.1.
Description
js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 5.0.0 before 5.2.1, YAML11_SCHEMA support for the !!omap tag in src/tag/sequence/omap.ts uses omapTag.addItem() to perform a linear duplicate-key scan on every insertion, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption when yaml.load() parses a crafted ordered-map document. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.1.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/39f3211a2f01b3c6982710cf21434ab7060acefe | Patch |
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/5.2.1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/security/advisories/GHSA-724g-mxrg-4qvm | ExploitVendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/security/advisories/GHSA-724g-mxrg-4qvm | ExploitVendor Advisory |
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Related vulnerabilities
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-59870), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.