# CVE-2026-58505: geojson-vt: Uncontrolled Recursion in Nested GeoJSON GeometryCollection

Affects @maplibre/geojson-vt 6.1.0 and earlier when a GeoJSONVT instance is built from a deeply nested GeometryCollection. Fixed in 6.1.1.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123686
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 6.1.1
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-58505 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects geojson-vt; fixed in 6.1.1.

## Summary

Affected is maplibre geojson-vt, a JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON into vector tiles. Remotely, without logging in, an attacker can send one crafted, deeply nested GeometryCollection that makes the library exhaust the call stack and crash the process, causing a denial of service.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running @maplibre/geojson-vt 6.1.0 or earlier in server-side tile or GeoJSON services that accept untrusted GeoJSON input

Source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr ("@maplibre/geojson-vt v6.1.0 contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability")

## Affected

- maplibre geojson-vt: fixed in 6.1.1

## Description

geojson-vt is a JavaScript library for slicing GeoJSON data into vector tiles on the fly, primarily designed to enable rendering and interacting with large geospatial datasets on the browser side (without a server). Prior to version 6.1.1, @maplibre/geojson-vt contains an uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in its GeoJSON conversion logic. When a GeoJSONVT instance is constructed with a deeply nested GeometryCollection object, the mutually recursive functions featureToInternal and convertGeometryCollection in src/convert.ts exhaust the Node.js call stack, causing an unhandled RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded that terminates the process. Because the library is widely used in server-side tile services that accept GeoJSON over the network, a remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger a denial-of-service by sending a single crafted payload. No authentication is required, and no non-default library options are needed. This issue has been patched in version 6.1.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on maplibre geojson-vt, upgrade to a fixed version (6.1.1) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-58505 (geojson-vt: Uncontrolled Recursion in Nested GeoJSON GeometryCollection), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-58505 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- maplibre geojson-vt: fixed in 6.1.1
Fixed versions: 6.1.1.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Affected: @maplibre/geojson-vt v6.1.0 and earlier (up to 6.1.0) (source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr)
- Input is a deeply nested GeometryCollection passed to the GeoJSONVT constructor (source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr)
Setup: the bug is reachable in a default setup; no special feature or setting is needed.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-58505 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-58505 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/pull/156
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/commit/cb85688270d80894ce377969c75e631fe4b04c82
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/releases/tag/v6.1.1
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-58505
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-58505"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-58505 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-2026-58505

### What does this mean?

Constructing a GeoJSONVT instance from a deeply nested GeometryCollection triggers uncontrolled recursion. The call stack overflows, and the Node.js process crashes with an unhandled RangeError (Maximum call stack size exceeded).

Source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-58505?

geojson-vt: before 6.1.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-58505

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

Versions of @maplibre/geojson-vt 6.1.0 and earlier are affected, in setups that pass deeply nested GeometryCollection objects to the GeoJSONVT constructor. To check a installed version, look at the version field in node_modules/@maplibre/geojson-vt/package.json.

Source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr

### How do I fix CVE-2026-58505?

Upgrade @maplibre/geojson-vt to 6.1.1 or later, the version the product range lists as fixed.

Source: https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/security/advisories/GHSA-75qh-632x-j5pr

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-58505
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58505

### Other links

- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/pull/156
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/commit/cb85688270d80894ce377969c75e631fe4b04c82
- https://github.com/maplibre/geojson-vt/releases/tag/v6.1.1

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