# CVE-2026-59870: js-yaml quadratic-complexity denial of service via YAML11\_SCHEMA !!omap parsing

- Also known as: GHSA-724G-MXRG-4QVM
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.2.1, 3.15.1, 4.3.1
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-10-06

## Affected

- nodeca js-yaml: from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.2.1; from 3.0.0, fixed in 3.15.1; from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.3.1
- js-yaml (npm): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.2.1

## Description

js-yaml is a JavaScript YAML parser and dumper. Prior to 3.15.1, 4.3.1, and 5.2.1, YAML11_SCHEMA support for the !!omap tag in src/tag/sequence/omap.ts uses omapTag.addItem() to perform a linear duplicate-key scan on every insertion, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption when yaml.load() parses a crafted ordered-map document. In v3 and v4, !!omap is active and exploitable by default. v5 doesn't use !!omap by default, and the chances of activating it are very low.This issue is fixed in 3.15.1, 4.3.1, and 5.2.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nodeca js-yaml, js-yaml, upgrade to a fixed version (5.2.1, 3.15.1, 4.3.1) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/security/advisories/GHSA-724g-mxrg-4qvm
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/22a8071ef032117bc6249c330b240ac3aa2d3ded
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/39f3211a2f01b3c6982710cf21434ab7060acefe
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/c3cc4b0bb9ddb9af2dd9b61e0d56f5ce7983cd4a
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/3.15.1
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/4.3.1
- https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/releases/tag/5.2.1

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