Description
toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 5.0.1, the toml.parse() compiler's addTableArray() function in lib/compiler.js rescans the complete assignedPaths and valueAssignments bookkeeping sets for every array-of-tables header. Distinct [[name]] paths are not pruned, so a document with many such headers causes quadratic synchronous work and can block the Node.js event loop, denying service to other operations in the process. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.1.
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4qx8-w7c3-pj3p toml-node: Quadratic-complexity DoS via many array-of-tables headers in toml.parse()
History

Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1322
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Binarymuse
Binarymuse toml-node
Vendors & Products Binarymuse
Binarymuse toml-node

Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description toml-node is a TOML parser for Node.js and the browser. Prior to 5.0.1, the toml.parse() compiler's addTableArray() function in lib/compiler.js rescans the complete assignedPaths and valueAssignments bookkeeping sets for every array-of-tables header. Distinct [[name]] paths are not pruned, so a document with many such headers causes quadratic synchronous work and can block the Node.js event loop, denying service to other operations in the process. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.1.
Title toml-node: Quadratic-complexity DoS via many array-of-tables headers in toml.parse()
Weaknesses CWE-407
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, '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'}


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Binarymuse Toml-node
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T20:25:36.396Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T21:53:58.473Z

Link: CVE-2026-114141

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-21T21:17:56.667

Modified: 2026-10-22T16:48:25.420

Link: CVE-2026-114141

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-10-21T20:25:36Z

Links: CVE-2026-114141 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-22T15:45:08Z

Weaknesses