01 Record
CVE-2026-78209
exceljs through 4.4.0 CSV Formula Injection via Unescaped Cell Values
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score8.4 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
02 Description
exceljs through 4.4.0 CSV Formula Injection via Unescaped Cell Values
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 34.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.4 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-14.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-08-24 00:30Z2 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-08-29 11:47Z2 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-08-24
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1236Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV FileBase
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8c81f69670db0569d8be1af21ebeb92e36b9c0fbd78dcd98c588b7c748e790a4
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/exceljs/exceljs
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-9wxc-4rhw-hfrw)https://github.com/mateocallec/exceljs-hardened/security/advisories/GHSA-9wxc-4rhw-hfrw
- github.comhttps://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/csv/csv.js#L109-L182
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: exceljs through 4.4.0 CSV Formula Injection via Unescaped Cell Valueshttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/exceljs-through-csv-formula-injection-via-unescaped-cell-values