8.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-114141
toml-node: Quadratic-complexity DoS via many array-of-tables headers in toml.parse()
Description

toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 5.0.1, the toml.parse() compiler's addTableArray() function in lib/compiler.js rescans the complete assignedPaths and valueAssignments bookkeeping sets for every array-of-tables header. Distinct [[name]] paths are not pruned, so a document with many such headers causes quadratic synchronous work and can block the Node.js event loop, denying service to other operations in the process. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 21, 2026, 9:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update toml-node to version 5.0.1 or later to fix performance issues.
  • Update toml-node to 5.0.1 or later.
  • Review dependency update impact.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/609c873fffea0a27ebe5b4dd098eed2b3daf3606
https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/releases/tag/v5.0.1
https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 21, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 5.0.1, the toml.parse() compiler's addTableArray() function in lib/compiler.js rescans the complete assignedPaths and valueAssignments bookkeeping sets for every array-of-tables header. Distinct [[name]] paths are not pruned, so a document with many such headers causes quadratic synchronous work and can block the Node.js event loop, denying service to other operations in the process. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.1.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-407
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/114xxx/CVE-2026-114141.json">CVE-2026-114141</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/609c873fffea0a27ebe5b4dd098eed2b3daf3606
    Added Reference https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/releases/tag/v5.0.1
    Added Reference https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
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