CVE-2026-33532
March 26, 2026
"yaml" is a YAML parser and serialiser for JavaScript. Parsing a YAML document with a version of "yaml" on the 1.x branch prior to 1.10.3 or on the 2.x branch prior to 2.8.3 may throw a RangeError due to a stack overflow. The node resolution/composition phase uses recursive function calls without a depth bound. An attacker who can supply YAML for parsing can trigger a "RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded" with a small payload (~2–10 KB). The "RangeError" is not a "YAMLParseError", so applications that only catch YAML-specific errors will encounter an unexpected exception type. Depending on the host application's exception handling, this can fail requests or terminate the Node.js process. Flow sequences allow deep nesting with minimal bytes (2 bytes per level: one "[" and one "]"). On the default Node.js stack, approximately 1,000–5,000 levels of nesting (2–10 KB input) exhaust the call stack. The exact threshold is environment-dependent (Node.js version, stack size, call stack depth at invocation). Note: the library's "Parser" (CST phase) uses a stack-based iterative approach and is not affected. Only the compose/resolve phase uses actual call-stack recursion. All three public parsing APIs are affected: "YAML.parse()", "YAML.parseDocument()", and "YAML.parseAllDocuments()". Versions 1.10.3 and 2.8.3 contain a patch.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/eemeli/yaml.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v2.8.0 <v2.8.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v2.8.3https://github.com/eemeli/yaml.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.0.0-beta.1 <v1.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.10.3yaml (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=1.0.0 <1.10.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.10.3yaml (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0-0 <2.8.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.8.3Related Resources (5)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
LOW
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Weakness Type (CWE)
Uncontrolled Recursion