Unhandled promise rejection in devalue stringifyAsync enables denial of service
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-248.
Summary
The devalue package from sveltejs, versions from 5.8.0 before 5.9.3, contains an unhandled promise rejection in stringifyAsync (CWE-248). When several promises are serialized and a later one rejects before an earlier one settles, an internal rejection stays unhandled even when the caller catches the returned promise. An unauthenticated remote attacker who can influence the timing or failure of serialized asynchronous values can terminate the Node.js process.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
Description from the CNA
devalue (sveltejs/devalue) 5.8.0 before 5.9.3 contains an unhandled promise rejection in stringifyAsync: when serializing multiple promises, a later promise rejecting before an earlier one settles leaves an internal rejection unhandled, even if the caller catches the returned promise. An attacker able to influence the timing or failure of serialized asynchronous values can terminate the Node.js process.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update devalue to version 5.9.3, which fixes this issue.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-08
- Fix · CNA devalue (sveltejs) Fixed in 5.9.3
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
sveltejs devalue 5.9.3
6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-86708 CPU amplification in devalue via sparse arrays in unevalPriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-86707 Quadratic expansion in devalue uneval enables denial of servicePriority LOW 38
- TI-2026-86706 Memory exhaustion in Sveltejs devalue via uneval sparse arraysPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-11-08 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-123562
- 2026-11-08 Alias added: GHSA-6jpw-759r-8m52
- 2026-11-09 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
More sveltejs vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-13469 SvelteKit framework has Insufficient CSRF protection for CORS requests CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-13464 SvelteKit has Insufficient Cross-Site Request Forgery Protection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15660 Sending a GET or HEAD request with a body crashes SvelteKit CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-30159 Potential mXSS vulnerability due to improper HTML escaping in svelte CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-23466 SvelteKit allows XSS via tracked search_params CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2025-13940 Svelte 5.46.0 - Hydratable Key Script-Breakout XSS (SSR) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-123562 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-123562 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6jpw-759r-8m52 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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