Excelize is a Go language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. From 2.1.0 to 2.11.0, flatCols expands file-loaded column ranges without validating Min and Max against the worksheet column limit. SetColWidth reaches flatCols, which expands xlsxCol.Min through xlsxCol.Max without enforcing MaxColumns. When a crafted worksheet supplies an oversized col max attribute and the application invokes a column mutator, flatCols performs a deep copy and append for every attacker-selected column number, allowing an attacker to consume excessive CPU and memory or trigger OOM. No fixed version is available as of this review.
CVE-2026-107223
HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 7.1 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
- CVSS v3
- 7.1
- EG Score
- 7.1HIGHlow confidence
- EG Risk
- 36EG Risk 36/100CISA SSVC
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How it’s computedSeverity71% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. - EPSS PROB
- —
- EPSS %ILE
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- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
Exploitation none (no KEV listing, exploit record or EPSS ≥ 50%) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 7, 2026
Last Modified
October 7, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 7, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No fix on record yet. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github.
githubMentions a patch (unverified)🟡 PoC Available
Unbounded <col max> attribute is loaded with no MaxColumns check and expanded per-column by flatCols(), so any column mutator hangs or OOMs the process · Advisory · qax-os/excelize · GitHub
https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/security/advisories/GHSA-fq3v-74gv-27gmgithub_pr
Bound flatCols to MaxColumns when flattening worksheet columns
Fix merged in qax-os/excelize PR #2370 on 2026-08-07 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/pull/2370github_commit
commit a54c578af309 (qax-os/excelize)
Fix landed in qax-os/excelize commit a54c578af309 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/qax-os/excelize/commit/a54c578af309fa81f448143ed2b7a91192cc58a7Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-107223(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-10-07 19:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-07 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-07 19:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(4)
What is CVE-2026-107223?
CVE-2026-107223 is a high vulnerability published on October 7, 2026. Excelize is a Go language library for reading and writing Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. From 2.1.0 to 2.11.0, flatCols expands file-loaded column ranges without validating Min and Max against the worksheet column limit. SetColWidth reaches flatCols, which expands xlsxCol.Min through xlsxCol.Max…
When was CVE-2026-107223 disclosed?
CVE-2026-107223 was first published on October 7, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-107223?
CVE-2026-107223 has a CVSS base score of 7.1 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-107223?
No fix for CVE-2026-107223 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-107223 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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