CVE-2026-128342
7.5, highExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying an unbounded…
- CVSS
- 7.5, high high CVSS v3.1
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 0.6% higher than 50.7% of scored CVEs
- Exploitation
- No public evidence
- Published
- 13 Nov 2026yesterday
Description
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.
Details
- Vendor
- Exceljs
- Product
- exceljs
- Weakness
- CWE-606 (opens in a new tab)
- Status
- Awaiting analysis
- Updated
- 13 Nov 2026
- Assigner
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References 5
Advisories 1
Other references 4
- github.com /exceljs/exceljs (opens in a new tab)
- github.com /exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/doc/workbook.js#L119-L125 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com /exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/doc/workbook.js#L200-L206 (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com /advisories/exceljs-through-4.4.0-denial-of-service-via-oversized-worksheet-sheetid (opens in a new tab)
The kind is read from NVD's tags where present and from the shape of the URL otherwise, so treat it as a hint.
Other Exceljs CVEs
Every Exceljs CVE we holdSame vendor in what we hold, not a known link between the flaws.
- CVE-2026-128337 exceljs Prototype Pollution Vulnerability EPSS 0.4% 7, high
- CVE-2026-128338 exceljs Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Vulnerability EPSS 0.6% 7.5, high
- CVE-2026-128341 exceljs Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Vulnerability EPSS 0.6% 7.5, high
- CVE-2026-128346 ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a resource leak vulnerability in the streaming WorkbookReader.parse that leaves temporary files and open… EPSS 0.6% 7.5, high
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Assembled from the NVD 2.0 API, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and FIRST EPSS. Scores are as of our last collection on 14 Nov 2026, not the live upstream state.