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CVE-2026-124078
Published:November 06, 2026
Updated:November 10, 2026
plist.js (npm package 'plist') before 5.0.1 contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the binary property-list parser (parseBinary) that allows unauthenticated attackers to crash a Node.js process by exploiting unmemoized recursive resolution of shared object references for arrays and dictionaries. Attackers can craft a small binary plist (under 200 bytes) containing chained self-referencing object indices to trigger exponential (2^N) resolution calls and memory growth, causing an unrecoverable out-of-memory crash and denial of service.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/TooTallNate/plist.js.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =plist@5.0.0 <plist@5.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version plist@5.0.1
plist (NPM):
Affected version(s) =5.0.0 <5.0.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 5.0.1
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Recursive Entity References in DTDs
Uncontrolled Recursion
EPSS
Base Score:
0.36