# CVE-2026-63501: ag-psd: Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in PSD Layer Decoding (totalMemoryLimit bypass)

Affects ag-psd before 31.0.1 when layer decoding is enabled, which is the default. No vendor severity rating is given. Fixed in 31.0.1.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116262
- 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
- Exposure: Default setups
- Fixed in: 31.0.1
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-63501 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 ag-psd; fixed in 31.0.1.

## Summary

ag-psd, a JavaScript library used to read and write Photoshop (PSD) files, is affected when applications parse untrusted PSD files with layer decoding enabled. An attacker can craft a file that causes excessive memory allocation, exhausting process memory and crashing the application (denial of service), because the configured memory limit is not applied during layer decoding.

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

## Affected

- Agamnentzar ag-psd: fixed in 31.0.1

## Description

ag-psd is a JavaScript library for reading and writing Photoshop Document files. Prior to 31.0.3, readPsd() accepts a totalMemoryLimit for parsing untrusted PSD files, but decodeLayerImageData expects a differently named memoryLimit property and therefore passes an undefined limit to createImageDataBitDepth. An attacker who can supply a PSD to an application with layer decoding enabled can use attacker-controlled layer dimensions to trigger an allocation larger than the configured limit, causing process memory exhaustion and denial of service. The advisory also identifies inflateSync(compressed) decompressing ZIP-encoded channel data without an output-size cap, which can cause a similar denial of service through unbounded decompression. This vulnerability is fixed in 31.0.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Agamnentzar ag-psd, upgrade to a fixed version (31.0.1) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-63501 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. CISA's SSVC assessment notes a proof of concept exists. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-63501

### What does this mean?

A single crafted PSD file, as small as 86 bytes, can make ag-psd exhaust the process heap memory. The Node.js process can then crash or be killed by the operating system's out-of-memory killer, which is a denial of service.

Source: https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-6hpr-hp6p

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-63501?

ag-psd: before 31.0.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-63501

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

Versions of ag-psd before 31.0.1 are in scope, and the issue is triggered whenever layer decoding is enabled, which is the default. The installed version can be checked with npm ls ag-psd, and the layer decoding setting can be checked in the application's ag-psd options.

Source: https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-6hpr-hp6p

### How do I fix CVE-2026-63501?

Upgrade ag-psd to 31.0.1 or later, which is the version listed as fixed.

Source: https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-6hpr-hp6p

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## References

- https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/security/advisories/GHSA-6w3r-6hpr-hp6p
- https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/commit/57ea7d865238b6b7c8a2e976bcf2a77e03116e2f
- https://github.com/Agamnentzar/ag-psd/releases/tag/31.0.3

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