Description
ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying an unbounded sheetId in xl/workbook.xml. Attackers can provide a workbook with a huge sheetId, making the sparse worksheet array walk stall worksheets, getWorksheet and writeBuffer for seconds.
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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History

Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying an unbounded sheetId in xl/workbook.xml. Attackers can provide a workbook with a huge sheetId, making the sparse worksheet array walk stall worksheets, getWorksheet and writeBuffer for seconds.
Title ExcelJS through 4.4.0 Denial of Service via Oversized Worksheet sheetId
First Time appeared Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
Weaknesses CWE-606
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exceljs_project:exceljs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Exceljs Project Exceljs
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:33:34.387Z

Reserved: 2026-11-13T01:20:41.765Z

Link: CVE-2026-128342

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-13T10:18:14.670

Modified: 2026-11-13T10:18:14.670

Link: CVE-2026-128342

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-606

    Unchecked Input for Loop Condition