# CVE-2026-34043: Serialize JavaScript has CPU Exhaustion Denial of Service via crafted array-like objects

- Also known as: GHSA-QJ8W-GFJ5-8C6V
- Severity: CVSS 5.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.0.5
- Published: 2026-03-31 · Updated: 2026-03-31

## Affected

- yahoo serialize-javascript: fixed in 7.0.5
- serialize-javascript (npm): from 5.0.0, fixed in 7.0.5

## Description

Serialize JavaScript to a superset of JSON that includes regular expressions and functions. Prior to version 7.0.5, there is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability caused by CPU exhaustion. When serializing a specially crafted "array-like" object (an object that inherits from Array.prototype but has a very large length property), the process enters an intensive loop that consumes 100% CPU and hangs indefinitely. This issue has been patched in version 7.0.5.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on yahoo serialize-javascript, serialize-javascript, upgrade to a fixed version (7.0.5) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/security/advisories/GHSA-qj8w-gfj5-8c6v
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/commit/f147e90269b58bb6e539cfdf3d0e20d6ad14204b
- https://github.com/yahoo/serialize-javascript/releases/tag/v7.0.5

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