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CVE-2026-128339: exceljs · Unthrottled Resource Allocation

Affects exceljsSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High.

Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 09:45 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.7High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 4.08.7
CNA (VulnCheck)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
exceljsexceljsAffected
  • <=4.4.0
Fixed in–
npmexceljspkg:npm/exceljsOther threatsAffected
  • <=4.4.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, avoid loading untrusted or suspicious Excel files with unbounded mergeCell ranges using ExcelJS.

Description

ExcelJS versions up to 4.4.0 have a memory exhaustion vulnerability in the Worksheet._parseMergeCells function. This flaw allows attackers to supply unbounded mergeCell ranges in crafted workbooks, causing the library to create an excessive number of Row and Cell objects. This can crash applications loading such files via xlsx.load().

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