Vulnerability Details 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 versions 3.15.0 and 4.3.0.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 27.1%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.5
Products affected by CVE-2026-59869
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.10.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.11.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.12.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.12.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.12.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.13.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.13.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.14.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.14.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.14.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.6
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.2.7
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.4.6
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.5.5
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.6.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.7.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.8.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.8.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.8.2
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.8.3
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.8.4
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.9.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:3.9.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:4.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:4.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:4.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:nodeca:js-yaml:4.2.0