Security Advisory

CVE-2026-59868

5.3
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. From 5.0.0 before 5.2.0, when merge keys are enabled, js-yaml can spend quadratic CPU time parsing a document whose size grows only linearly when a chain of mappings uses merge keys where each mapping merges the previous one. This issue is fixed in version 5.2.0.
Published Date July 8, 2026
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory