# CVE-2026-123565: Devalue before 5.9.3 Quadratic Expansion Denial of Service via uneval

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- 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
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 5.9.3
- Published: 2026-11-08 · Updated: 2026-11-08

CVE-2026-123565 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.7 (high) and affects devalue; fixed in 5.9.3.

## Affected

- sveltejs devalue: fixed in 5.9.3

## Description

Sveltejs devalue before 5.9.3 contains a resource exhaustion vulnerability where repeated primitive strings cause quadratic expansion in the uneval function. Attackers can supply a small crafted payload that is parsed and then passed to uneval, producing a very large serialized string that exhausts memory or CPU.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sveltejs devalue, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.3) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123565 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123565

### What does this mean?

A small crafted payload that is parsed and then passed to uneval can produce a very large serialized string. That can exhaust memory or CPU, which is a denial of service.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devalue-before-5.9.3-quadratic-expansion-denial-of-service-via-uneval, https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mcm9-63f2-9j32

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123565?

devalue: before 5.9.3.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123565

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Devalue versions before 5.9.3 are affected, and the issue only arises under very constrained circumstances where parsed data is passed to uneval. To check, look at the devalue version in your project's package.json or lockfile and see whether it is below 5.9.3.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devalue-before-5.9.3-quadratic-expansion-denial-of-service-via-uneval, https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mcm9-63f2-9j32

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123565?

Upgrade devalue to 5.9.3 or later, which contains the fix. No workaround is listed in the facts.

Source: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devalue-before-5.9.3-quadratic-expansion-denial-of-service-via-uneval, https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mcm9-63f2-9j32

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## References

- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mcm9-63f2-9j32
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/devalue-before-5.9.3-quadratic-expansion-denial-of-service-via-uneval

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