CVE-2026-59868

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...

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-59869

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...

CVE-2026-59869

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...

CVE-2026-59868

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...

CVE-2026-59868 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59868

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...

CVE-2026-59868

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...

CVE-2026-59868 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59868 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59868

The CVE-2026-59868 Issue: js-yaml (JavaScript YAML parser/dumper) is vulnerable when merge keys are enabled. From versions 5.0.0 up to 5.2.0, a chain of mappings using merge keys can cause quadratic CPU time on documents that grow linearly, leading to DoS under some inputs. A fix was released in ...

CVE-2026-59869 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59869

js-yaml (JavaScript YAML parser) is affected by a resource-consumption issue in merge-key chains that can cause quadratic CPU time as documents grow linearly. Affected versions are 3.0.0–3.14.x and 4.0.0–4.2.x; the issue is fixed in 3.15.0 and 4.3.0. Impact is described as high availability (A:H)...

CVE-2026-59869

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...

CVE-2026-59869 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59869 js-yaml: YAML merge-key chains can force quadratic CPU consumption

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...

CVE-2026-59869

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...

PT-2026-56489

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions js-yaml versions 5.0.0 through 5.1.x Description When merge keys are enabled, the parser can consume quadratic CPU time while processing a document. This occurs when a chain of mappings uses merge keys where each mapping merges the previous on...

PT-2026-56490

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions js-yaml versions 3.0.0 through 3.14.x js-yaml versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.x Description js-yaml can consume quadratic CPU time when parsing a document that grows linearly in size. This occurs when a chain of mappings utilizes merge keys, where...

js-yaml: js-yaml: Denial of Service via quadratic CPU time parsing with merge keys

A flaw was found in js-yaml, a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. When merge keys are enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a YAML document where a chain of mappings uses merge keys, each merging the previous one. This can lead to a significant increase in CPU ti...

js-yaml: js-yaml: Denial of Service via quadratic CPU time parsing with merge keys

A flaw was found in js-yaml, a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. When merge keys are enabled, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by crafting a YAML document where a chain of mappings uses merge keys, each merging the previous one. This can lead to a significant increase in CPU ti...