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CVE-2026-124078VulnerabilityPublished

plist.js (npm package 'plist') before 5.0.1 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the binary

Affects plistSource GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-124078· High 8.7

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.7 High : upgrade to 5.0.1 soon.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 22:42 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
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.0.1
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 6 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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade plist to 5.0.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
npmplistpkg:npm/plistOther threatsAffected
  • <5.0.1
Fixed in
  • 5.0.1

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AI-suggested

Upgrade to plist version 5.0.1 or later, where this vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigations are specified or required.

Description

plist.js (npm package 'plist') versions before 5.0.1 contain a vulnerability in the binary property-list parser that allows unauthenticated attackers to cause a denial of service by triggering uncontrolled resource consumption. This is achieved by crafting a small binary plist with self-referencing object indices that cause exponential recursive calls and memory growth, crashing the Node.js process.

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