CVE-2026-123562
Devalue bug allows attacker-controlled async values to crash Node.js via unhandled rejection.
do firstUpgrade to a fixed release: 5.9.3.
Is CVE-2026-123562 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-123562 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked.
How severe is CVE-2026-123562?
CVE-2026-123562 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-123562?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-123562. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-123562 affect?
CVE-2026-123562 affects sveltejs/devalue < 5.9.3, Node.js applications that bundle devalue (<5.9.3). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-123562?
Upgrade devalue to >=5.9.3 and restart affected Node.js services.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote/attacker-influenced denial-of-service: crafted async values can cause unhandled promise rejection that terminates Node.js processes.
Patch when possible
- affected>= 5.8.0 and < 5.9.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
timeline
- 8 Nov 2026Published
- 8 Nov 2026CVE record last updated · same day later
- 8 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · same day later
- Advisorygithub.com /sveltejs/devalue/security/advisories/GHSA-x5rw-q4pp-hg5g
- Advisoryvulncheck.com /advisories/devalue-5.8.0-before-5.9.3-denial-of-service-via-stringifyasync-unha
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.