# GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32: devalue: Repeated primitive strings cause quadratic expansion in uneval

- Severity: high (stated by ghsa, no CVSS score)
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.9.3
- Published: 2026-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-01

GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated high by ghsa and affects devalue; fixed in 5.9.3.

## Summary

The devalue library is affected: under very constrained circumstances, data that was parsed and then passed to its uneval function can turn a small payload into a very large serialized string.

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

## Affected

- devalue (npm): fixed in 5.9.3

## Description

Under very constrained circumstances, data that was `parse`d and then passed to `uneval` could turn a small payload into a very large serialized string.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on devalue, upgrade to a fixed version (5.9.3) per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32 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/GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32

### Which versions are affected by GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32?

devalue (npm): before 5.9.3.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32

### How do I fix GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32?

Upgrade to a fixed version: 5.9.3.

Source: https://cve.now/GHSA-MCM9-63F2-9J32

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## References

- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-mcm9-63f2-9j32
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/commit/84f6f67999104e36940f744bec0443536de1b463
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue
- https://github.com/sveltejs/devalue/releases/tag/v5.9.3

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