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CVE-2026-128338 ExcelJS through 4.4.0 Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Worksheet Column Range

8.7 highEPSS 0.6%

High (8.7) in exceljs exceljs. EPSS 0.6% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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exceljs through 4.4.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying a worksheet col element with an unbounded max attribute. Attackers can craft a small workbook with a huge max value, causing xlsx.load() to allocate hundreds of millions of Column objects and abort the process with an uncatchable heap out-of-memory error.

Severity

CVSS 4.0

8.7 high
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

CVSS 3.1

7.5 high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.6% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 51st percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CWE
CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
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Modified
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VulnCheck (CNA)
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Versions

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ProductAffected
exceljsthrough 4.4.0

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits. More on the page of CWE-770 (20).

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