figlet.js is a FIG driver written in JavaScript that aims to implement the FIGfont specification. Prior to 1.11.3, text() and textSync() can enter an unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is enabled and width is smaller than the rendered width of a single FIGlet character. Under these conditions, breakWord() cannot find a valid break point and returns without consuming a character, so generateFigTextLines() repeatedly processes the same input while consuming CPU and growing memory. The non-default option and attacker-controlled width must both reach an affected call. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.3.
CVE-2026-96780
HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.2 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4% (32nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). 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: epss, secondary
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.4%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.2
- EG Score
- 8.2HIGHmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 42EG Risk 42/100CISA SSVC
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 computedSeverity82% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 0.4%
- EPSS %ILE
- 32nd
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
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 1, 2026
Last Modified
October 2, 2026
Advisory Details (3)
Auto-updated Oct 1, 2026Patch available. Sources: github, github_pr, github_commit.
github_commit
commit cb2839d0e53a (patorjk/figlet.js)
Fix landed in patorjk/figlet.js commit cb2839d0e53a — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/patorjk/figlet.js/commit/cb2839d0e53aeafbd361e9587abc72e49e41cbb3github_pr Patch Available
Bug fix for invalid values
Patch available: patorjk/figlet.js v1.11.3 (PR #169 merged 2026-07-20)
https://github.com/patorjk/figlet.js/pull/169github Patch Available
figlet is vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is used with a small width · Advisory · patorjk/figlet.js · GitHub
https://github.com/patorjk/figlet.js/security/advisories/GHSA-62ch-8vmq-8xm7Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-96780(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 7× in last 7d / 7× 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.
- 2026-10-03 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-02 18:51 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-02 17:57 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-01 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-01 20:37 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-01 20:35 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-96780?
CVE-2026-96780 is a high vulnerability published on October 1, 2026. figlet.js is a FIG driver written in JavaScript that aims to implement the FIGfont specification. Prior to 1.11.3, text() and textSync() can enter an unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is enabled and width is smaller than the rendered width of a single FIGlet character. Under these conditions,…
When was CVE-2026-96780 disclosed?
CVE-2026-96780 was first published on October 1, 2026, with the most recent update on October 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-96780 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-96780 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (32nd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-96780?
CVE-2026-96780 has a CVSS base score of 8.2 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-96780?
A fix for CVE-2026-96780 is available: update to the fixed version the vendor names in its advisory. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-96780 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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