CVE-2026-107223
HIGH 7.1Excelize is a Go language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. From 2.1.0 to 2.11.0, flatCols expands file-loaded column ranges without validating Min and Max against the worksheet column limit. SetColWidth reaches flatCols, which expands xlsxCol.Min through xlsxCol.Max without enforcing MaxColumns. When a crafted worksheet supplies an oversized col max attribute and the application invokes a column mutator, flatCols performs a deep copy and append for every attacker-selected column number, allowing an attacker to consume excessive CPU and memory or trigger OOM. No fixed version is available as of this review.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 7.1), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 31st percentile
Impact if exploited
7.1CVSS 4.0 · HIGH
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ⚠User interaction: Succeeds with passive user activity
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-789: : Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Packages and version ranges
Each advisory describes its own package and affected ranges. A boundary applies to that range; it is not a universal upgrade recommendation.
github.com/xuri/excelize/v2 Go
pkg:golang/github.com/xuri/excelize/v2
SEMVER range- Introduced version (included): 2.1.0
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 2.11.1-0.20260807015645-a54c578af309
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm/GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm.json" } }
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Excelize | Excelize | ≥ 2.1.0 and ≤ 2.11.0 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 7.1 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - HIGH 7.1 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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 - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Exploit-tagged references (not proof of a PoC)
- https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/security/advisories/GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T18:48:54.172Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107223 · Updated 2026-10-13T14:18:46.643
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632Z
Patches & mitigations
- https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/pull/2370 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T18:48:54.172Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107223 · Updated 2026-10-13T14:18:46.643
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632Z - https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/commit/a54c578af309fa81f448143ed2b7a91192cc58a7 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-07T18:48:54.172Z
NVD · CVE-2026-107223 · Updated 2026-10-13T14:18:46.643
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632Z
Advisories
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632Z - https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-94554 EUVD · EUVD-2026-94554
Technical & other
- https://github.com/qax-os/excelize GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gm · Updated 2026-10-07T20:30:04.828096632Z