ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying an unbounded…
CVE-2026-128342
ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying an unbounded sheetId in xl/workbook.xml. Attackers can provide a workbook with a huge sheetId, making the sparse worksheet array walk stall worksheets, getWorksheet and writeBuffer for seconds.
Assessment
- CVSS
- 8.7 (v4.0)
- Severity
- High
- Known exploited
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Exploit availability
- Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
- Published
- 13 November 2026
- Last updated
- 13 November 2026
- Assigner
- VulnCheck
CVSS vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
At the source
References
- https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs
- https://github.com/mateocallec/exceljs-hardened/security/advisories/GHSA-9vv6-5g3h-prg5
- https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/doc/workbook.js#L200-L206
- https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/doc/workbook.js#L119-L125
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/exceljs-through-4.4.0-denial-of-service-via-oversized-worksheet-sheetid
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-128342
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