Seroval: fromJSON deserializer trusts node-supplied array length and sequence doneAt (unauthenticated event-loop DoS)
Affects serovalSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 1.6.8 soon.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 22:12 UTC
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 1.6.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 26 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade seroval to 1.6.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| npmseroval | Affected
| Fixed in
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Description
### Summary `fromJSON` and `fromCrossJSON` used two node fields without checking them. - An array node's element list was not checked to be an array. A small payload could set the length the decoder looped over. This part is also tracked in GHSA-wp97-x4hv-qvhp. - A sequence node's done index was not checked. A crafted value produced an iterator that never finished. ### Impact A service that passes untrusted input to `fromJSON` or `fromCrossJSON` can be made unavailable by an unauthenticated request. - The array case blocks the thread while the decoder runs. - The sequence case makes any code that reads the resulting iterator to the end run forever. ### Patches Fixed in `seroval@1.6.8`. - Element lists must be arrays. - A sequence node's throw and done indices must be integers from -1 up to the last element index. Invalid input throws `SerovalMalformedNodeError`. ### Workarounds None. Upgrade to 1.6.8.
References
- github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/security/advisories/GHSA-97r2-qh9m-474h (opens in a new tab)
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116581 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/commit/cdcee3e3bc384ee844360844f8ea98fd2b275d69 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/commit/e176f9267e59ddd6c9de89cc9fe85c5b37a5b728 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/releases/tag/seroval@1.6.8 (opens in a new tab)