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CVE-2026-123569

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Description

The devalue package for npm before 5.6.3 can consume excessive CPU and memory when serializing sparse arrays with uneval or stringify. An attacker who manages to get a sparse array created on the server, which mainstream wire formats do not allow, and serialized there can cause a denial of service.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.7 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
Published
2026-11-08 02:16:49.673000
Last modified
2026-11-08 02:16:49.673000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-123569",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-11-08T02:16:49.673",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-08T02:16:49.673",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
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      "value": "The devalue package for npm before 5.6.3 can consume excessive CPU and memory when serializing sparse arrays with uneval or stringify. An attacker who manages to get a sparse array created on the server, which mainstream wire formats do not allow, and serialized there can cause a denial of service."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "sveltejs",
          "product": "devalue",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:npm/devalue",
          "versions": [
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              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "5.6.3",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "5.6.3",
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            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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        }
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-33hq-fvwr-56pm",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devalue-before-5.6.3-denial-of-service-via-sparse-array-serialization",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}