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01 Record

CVE-2026-96780

figlet is vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is used with a small width

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: GitHub_M
CNA base score8.2 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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02 Description

figlet is vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is used with a small width

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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
Not scored by EPSS
EPSS percentile
Not scored by EPSS
NVD base score
8.2 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/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
Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-01.
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
2026-10-01 20:21Z2 HR AGO
Last updated
2026-10-01 20:40Z1 HR AGO
Reserved
2026-09-23
Assigning CNA
GitHub_M
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
  • CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base
Data version
5.2
Document digest
339b046a2b5ddffff4a33101eb9b08948d76c69f0c9c0f0844cd782fc1ce20d9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
patorjkfiglet.js< 1.11.3—

06 References