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.
CVE-2026-71436
This medium-severity CVE scores 5.3 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 74% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. 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).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.3
- EG Score
- 5.3(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity53% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 26%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 6, 2026
Last Modified
August 7, 2026
Advisory Details (6)
Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop DoS · Advisory · mermaid-js/mermaid · GitHub
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-2v8p-3f2j-5mp7v10.9.8
Patch available: mermaid-js/mermaid v10.9.8
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/v10.9.8[email protected]
Patch available: mermaid-js/mermaid [email protected]
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/[email protected]Release Candidate 11.16.1
Patch available: mermaid-js/mermaid [email protected] (PR #8022 merged 2026-08-04)
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022commit ef60adc837d9 (mermaid-js/mermaid)
Patch available: mermaid-js/mermaid v10.9.8 (contains commit ef60adc837d9)
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/ef60adc837d9d5107af21285f01e83dea309bd0acommit 630aa7e5dd41 (mermaid-js/mermaid)
Patch available: mermaid-js/mermaid [email protected] (contains commit 630aa7e5dd41)
https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/630aa7e5dd417e1f56bff2a1ce8df2c5ad08d289Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-71436(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-mermaid | 8.11.0+ds+~cs29.13.22-1 ... 9.2.2+~2.0.0-2 (15 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-mermaid | 8.11.0+ds+~cs29.13.22-1 ... 9.2.2+~2.0.0-2 (16 versions) | — | — |
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| mermaid | — | 11.16.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 31× 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.
- 2026-08-21 00:30 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-07 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
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- 2026-08-06 22:37 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.30
- 2026-08-06 22:37 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 5.3 · CVSS v4 → 5.3
- 2026-08-06 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
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