CVE-2026-114141
HIGH 8.7toml-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.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.7), but no known exploitation and low modeled probability. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 34th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.7CVSS 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: No user interaction needed
- ✓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-407: : Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity
CVSS 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
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.
toml npm
pkg:npm/toml
SEMVER range- All earlier versions (introduced 0)
- Fixed boundary (excluded): 5.0.1
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259ZAdditional upstream package constraints
{ "database": { "last_known_affected_version_range": "<= 5.0.0", "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p.json" } }
Vendor product assessments
cockpit-image-builder as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:rpm/redhat/cockpit-image-builder
- none available: Affected
cockpit-image-builder.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · known affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
pkg:rpm/redhat/cockpit-image-builder?arch=src
- none available: Affected
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · CNA Primary
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 - HIGH 8.7 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
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/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
References
Advisories
- https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114141 GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00 - https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-114141.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-107552 EUVD · EUVD-2026-107552
Technical & other
- https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/security/advisories/GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-21T20:25:36.396Z
NVD · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-23T22:16:56.280
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00 - https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/commit/609c873fffea0a27ebe5b4dd098eed2b3daf3606 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-21T20:25:36.396Z
NVD · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-23T22:16:56.280
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00 - https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node/releases/tag/v5.0.1 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-10-21T20:25:36.396Z
NVD · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-23T22:16:56.280
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z
Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00 - https://github.com/BinaryMuse/toml-node GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p
GitHub Advisory Database · GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p · Updated 2026-10-22T16:45:03.724071259Z - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-114141 Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2558561 Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-114141 Red Hat · CVE-2026-114141 · Updated 2026-10-21T22:10:07+00:00