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Seroval EUVDEUVD-2026-110367

| CVE-2026-116581 HIGH
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop) (CWE-835)
2026-10-26 GitHub_M GHSA-97r2-qh9m-474h
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Send crafted seroval payload to deserializing endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Service calls fromJSON/fromCrossJSON on untrusted input
  3. Exploit
    Malformed sequence done index builds non-terminating iterator
  4. Execution
    Application consumes iterator to completion
  5. Impact
    Event loop blocked and service unavailable

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Loop termination conditions
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitable only when the application passes attacker-controlled input to seroval's fromJSON or fromCrossJSON deserialization functions; the sequence/iterator variant additionally requires the application to consume the reconstructed iterator to completion, at which point a sequence node whose 'done' (or 'throw') index falls outside the element list produces an iterator that never terminates (CWE-835), while the related array variant lets a node-supplied length block the decoding thread directly. Limiting factor: merely importing or using the library on trusted data is not vulnerable - only services deserializing untrusted seroval payloads are affected. Once such an endpoint is reached, no authentication and no user interaction are required (PR:N/UI:N per the provided CVSS vector). The only complete fix per the vendor is upgrading to 1.6.8; the advisory explicitly states there is no workaround.

Impact

Signals are broadly consistent and point to a genuine but non-emergency availability risk. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, base 7.5 High) describes an unauthenticated, low-complexity, network-reachable denial of service with availability-only impact - no confidentiality or integrity loss, which caps the ceiling. EPSS is low at 0.45% (39th percentile), the CVE is NOT listed in CISA KEV, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, so there is no evidence of active or widespread exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week', which aligns with a real-but-not-critical DoS. The key tempering factor the raw CVSS does not capture is reachability: PR:N/AC:L is only meaningful once an application actually passes untrusted input to seroval's fromJSON/fromCrossJSON, and the iterator variant additionally requires the app to consume the resulting iterator to completion - so exposure depends on application design rather than mere presence of the library. Net: a legitimate patch-this-week item for services that deserialize untrusted seroval payloads, not a drop-everything emergency; the low EPSS and absence of KEV/exploit support that prioritization.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker sends a crafted seroval JSON payload to an unauthenticated endpoint of a service that deserializes untrusted input with fromJSON or fromCrossJSON. The malformed sequence node carries an out-of-range 'done' index, so when application code iterates the reconstructed value to completion the iterator never terminates, pinning the event loop or exhausting memory; the related array-length variant blocks the thread directly during decode. No public standalone exploit is identified, though the vendor's patch ships a regression test demonstrating the malformed-index trigger.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.5% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

Deserialization in Seroval prior to 1.6.8 accepts sequence nodes whose done and throw indices are unvalidated, so a crafted payload yields an iterator that never terminates; a related array-node flaw lets a node-supplied length drive the decoding loop. Affected are any services that pass untrusted input to fromJSON or fromCrossJSON, which a remote unauthenticated attacker can drive to block the event loop, exhaust memory, or take the service down (CVSS 7.5, availability-only). A public advisory, commit and test case are available; no public exploit code is confirmed and EPSS is low at 0.45% (39th percentile), with no CISA KEV listing.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: upgrade to seroval 1.6.8, which is the only complete fix - the advisory states explicitly that there is no workaround (release: https://github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/releases/tag/seroval@1.6.8, fix commit: https://github.com/lxsmnsyc/seroval/commit/e176f9267e59ddd6c9de89cc9fe85c5b37a5b728). After upgrading, fromJSON and fromCrossJSON throw SerovalMalformedNodeError for malformed sequence indices or non-array element lists, so ensure callers handle that exception rather than surfacing it as an unhandled error. Until the upgrade is deployed, treat every endpoint that feeds attacker-controlled data into seroval as exposed: do not pass untrusted input to fromJSON/fromCrossJSON, and if such a path cannot be removed, run the deserialization in an isolated worker or process with a timeout and memory cap so a non-terminating decode or iterator cannot stall the main event loop - accepting the added latency and operational overhead of that split. Given the low EPSS score, no KEV listing and a this_week priority label, schedule the upgrade in the current patch cycle rather than as an emergency change.

Affected VersionsENISA

seroval < 1.6.8

Affected Packages

npm seroval fix: 1.6.8

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in npm

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Seroval serializes JavaScript values beyond what JSON.stringify supports, including iterables, and reconstructs them via fromJSON and fromCrossJSON. The deserializer builds internal node objects whose fields come straight from the wire; for a sequence node, the 's' (throw) and 'l' (done) indices determine when the reconstructed iterator terminates, and for an array node the element list length drives the decode loop. Both were trusted without type or range checks (CWE-835, Infinite Loop, plus CWE-1284 improper validation of specified quantity in GHSA-97r2-qh9m-474h). The upstream fix adds an isSequenceIndex check requiring both indices to be integers between -1 and the last element index and validates that element lists are arrays, throwing SerovalMalformedNodeError on malformed input; the accompanying tests confirm rejection of strings, null, floats, out-of-range and NaN values for both functions. The array-length variant is tracked separately as GHSA-wp97-x4hv-qvhp.

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Unauthenticated, low-complexity network-reachable DoS once an app deserializes untrusted input; availability-only impact, so A:H with C:N and I:N.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Red Hat 7.5 HIGH

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 26, 2026 - 21:03 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 26, 2026 - 20:41 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Seroval facilitates JavaScript value stringification, including complex structures beyond JSON.stringify capabilities. Prior to 1.6.8, fromJSON and fromCrossJSON do not validate a sequence node's done index. A crafted done index can create an iterator that never finishes when application code consumes it to completion. An unauthenticated request to a service that deserializes untrusted input can therefore block the event loop, exhaust process memory, or make the service unavailable. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.8.

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 8 npm packages depend on seroval (3 direct, 5 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.6.8.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

CVE-2026-116581 is a high-severity availability vulnerability in the Seroval library (versions before 1.6.8) that can allow remote unauthenticated attackers to crash or degrade services that deserialize untrusted JSON. Any product or internal service relying on Seroval to parse untrusted input is at risk of downtime, which could disrupt customer-facing operations and erode trust. Leadership should prioritize remediation because the flaw is trivially exploitable via crafted payloads, even though no active exploitation has been observed.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
serialization library used in the Solid.js ecosystem, moderate npm footprint
Threat Intel
1
1 source
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.5%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.

CVE-2026-104846 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 02

Deserialization of attacker-controlled JSON in plugin-capable Seroval releases 0.12.0 through 1.6.1 lets a remote unauth

CVE-2026-104845 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 02

Denial of service in Seroval versions prior to 1.6.3 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to exhaust CPU and memory b

CVE-2026-116584 HIGH
7.5 Oct 26

Denial of service in the seroval npm package (versions 1.4.1 through 1.6.7) lets an unauthenticated remote attacker who

CVE-2026-23737 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 21

Arbitrary code execution in Seroval versions 1.4.0 and below allows authenticated attackers to execute malicious JavaScr

CVE-2026-23957 HIGH
7.5 Jan 22

Seroval versions 1.4.0 and below are vulnerable to denial of service through malformed deserialization payloads that spe

CVE-2026-24006 HIGH
7.5 Jan 22

Seroval versions 1.4.0 and below are vulnerable to denial of service attacks due to unbounded recursion when serializing

CVE-2026-23956 HIGH
7.5 Jan 22

Seroval versions 1.4.0 and below allow remote attackers to cause denial of service through maliciously crafted RegExp pa

CVE-2026-116580 HIGH
7.3 Oct 26

Seroval deserialization can invoke attacker-chosen callables when an application passes untrusted input to fromJSON and

CVE-2026-23736 HIGH
7.3 Jan 21

Seroval is affected by improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes (prototype pollution) (CVSS 7.3

CVE-2026-116583 MEDIUM
5.3 Oct 26

Code injection in the Seroval JavaScript serialization library 1.6.0 through 1.6.10 lets attacker-controlled text become

CVE-2026-116582 MEDIUM
4.7 Oct 26

Script injection in seroval's JavaScript-output serializers lets a RegExp whose source contains '<' terminate an HTML <s

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