# CVE-2026-119051: flat through 6.0.1 Denial of Service via unflatten() Numeric Array Index Keys

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-112817, GHSA-476F-8CCP-82XP
- Severity: CVSS 8.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

The flat npm package (versions up to 6.0.1, with versions omitted here) is affected. An attacker who can supply crafted keys to its unflatten() function can make it build huge sparse arrays, which then stalls the Node.js event loop and causes a denial of service.

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## Affected

- hughsk flat: through 6.0.1

## Description

flat through 6.0.1 contains an uncontrolled resource allocation vulnerability in unflatten() that allows attackers to create huge sparse arrays via unbounded numeric keys. Attackers can supply flattened keys such as a.4294967294, causing iteration with forEach, spread or JSON.stringify to block the Node.js event loop.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hughsk flat, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/hughsk/flat/issues/195
- https://github.com/hughsk/flat
- https://github.com/hughsk/flat/blob/1d68e1d06c0210cff31e5c61ac177f3e2d3fa564/index.js#L65-L75
- https://github.com/hughsk/flat/blob/1d68e1d06c0210cff31e5c61ac177f3e2d3fa564/index.js#L137-L142
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/flat-through-6.0.1-denial-of-service-via-unflatten-numeric-array-index-keys

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