CVE-2026-49293
Description
js-toml is a TOML parser for JavaScript, fully compliant with the TOML 1.0.0 Spec. Versions up to and including 1.1.0 parse hexadecimal / octal / binary integer literals via a hand-written parseBigInt loop that multiplies a BigInt accumulator by the radix once per input digit. Each iteration performs a BigInt * BigInt operation on an accumulator that grows linearly with the number of digits already consumed, so the whole loop is O(n²) in the literal length. The lexer regex places no upper bound on the literal length, so a single TOML document containing one ~500 kB hex literal pins one CPU core for ~40 seconds on a modern laptop (Apple M-series, Node v22). Memory amplification is bounded but CPU amplification is severe and grows quadratically: doubling the literal length quadruples the work. A caller that invokes load() on attacker-controlled TOML (configuration upload endpoints, CI/CD systems ingesting third-party *.toml, IDE plugins, build tools) is exposed to a single-request CPU exhaustion DoS. Version 1.1.1 fixes the issue.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
js-tomlnpm | < 1.1.1 | 1.1.1 |
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References
5- github.com/sunnyadn/js-toml/commit/1abcb31dc7b1fa88e4c848a8d108891cfbb96fa2nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/sunnyadn/js-toml/security/advisories/GHSA-wp3c-266w-4qfqnvdExploitMitigationVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wp3c-266w-4qfqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-49293ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/sunnyadn/js-toml/releases/tag/v1.1.1nvdRelease NotesWEB
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