js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. Prior to 4.2.0 and 3.15.0, a crafted YAML document can trigger algorithmic CPU exhaustion in js-yaml merge-key processing (<<) by repeating the same alias many times in a merge sequence. This …
Exact source revision recorded 25 Oct 2026 13:17:16 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
nvd · CVE-2026-53550
PublishedNVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-407
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published: 2026-06-22T16:16:38.447
lastModified: 2026-07-09T20:33:57.993
1 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
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