CVE-2026-71436
mediumpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 10.6.0 until 10.9.8 and 11.16.1, Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop denial of service in the setXAxisRangeData function when configuring an X-Axis with invalid parameters. Because each loop iteration appends an element to an array, this generally causes a RangeError to appear after a few seconds, but it may instead cause the page or JavaScript process to crash from memory exhaustion, depending on the environment. This issue is fixed in versions 10.9.8 and 11.16.1.
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- GHSA-2v8p-3f2j-5mp7Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop DoS2026-08-06ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop DoS attack in the `setXAxisRangeData()`, when configuring an X-Axis with invalid parameters. As each loop appends an element to an array, this would generally only cause an `RangeError: Invalid array length` to appear after a few seconds, but may cause the page/JavaScript process to crash due to memory exhaustion, depending on the environment. #### Proof-of-concept ```txt xychart x-axis 1 --> 1 line [1, 2] ``` ### Patches This has been patched in https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/630aa7e5dd417e1f56bff2a1ce8df2c5ad08d289 and released in [Mermaid v11.16.1](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.1). A backport has been made for the v10 branch in ef60adc837d9d5107af21285f01e83dea309bd0a and was released in [Mermaid v10.9.8](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.8) ### Workarounds There are no known workarounds. Please update to the latest version or apply the patch. ### References - https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/630aa7e5dd417e1f56bff2a1ce8df2c5ad08d289 - https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.1 - https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/ef60adc837d9d5107af21285f01e83dea309bd0a - https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.8
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- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/630aa7e5dd417e1f56bff2a1ce8df2c5ad08d289cnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/ef60adc837d9d5107af21285f01e83dea309bd0acnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022cnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releasesPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid@11.16.1cnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.8cnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-2v8p-3f2j-5mp7cnnvd
- https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/630aa7e5dd417e1f56bff2a1ce8df2c5ad08d289enisa_euvd
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