# CVE-2026-59880: Immutable.js: Hash-collision algorithmic complexity denial of service in Immutable.Map/Set

- Also known as: GHSA-XVCM-6775-5M9R
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.3.9, 5.1.8, 3.8.4
- Published: 2026-07-08 · Updated: 2026-07-08

## Affected

- immutable-js: fixed in 4.3.9; from 5.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 5.1.8
- immutable (npm): from 4.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 4.3.9
- immutable (npm): from 5.0.0-beta.1, fixed in 5.1.8
- immutable (npm): fixed in 3.8.4

## Description

Immutable.js provides many Persistent Immutable data structures. Prior to 4.3.9 and 5.1.8, Immutable.Map and Immutable.Set keep keys that share the same 32-bit hash in a HashCollisionNode collision bucket that is scanned linearly, allowing an attacker who controls keys inserted into a Map, such as through Immutable.Map(obj), Immutable.fromJS(obj), state.merge(userObject), or mergeDeep, to craft many colliding keys and degrade insertion and lookup to consume disproportionate CPU. This issue is fixed in versions 4.3.9 and 5.1.8.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on immutable-js, immutable, upgrade to a fixed version (4.3.9, 5.1.8, 3.8.4) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/immutable-js/immutable-js/security/advisories/GHSA-xvcm-6775-5m9r
- https://github.com/immutable-js/immutable-js/commit/3dd7e5655012597a41873e328bf9142a8901527b
- https://github.com/immutable-js/immutable-js/commit/e51d49fc612ded5ec4dfb94ff294d22074269b0f
- https://github.com/immutable-js/immutable-js/releases/tag/v4.3.9
- https://github.com/immutable-js/immutable-js/releases/tag/v5.1.8

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