CVE-2026-67214
Description
A flaw was found in nanoid (Nano ID), a JavaScript library used for generating unique identifiers. This vulnerability allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by providing a negative size input to the customAlphabet or nanoid functions within the library's non-secure module. When a negative size is provided, these functions enter an infinite loop, causing the application to hang indefinitely and disrupting service availability.
Statement
An input validation flaw in Nano ID's non-secure module (nanoid/non-secure) causes an infinite loop in the customAlphabet and nanoid functions when processed with a negative size parameter. Because the decrementing loop counter never meets its termination condition, an unauthenticated attacker who passes an unvalidated negative integer value can block the NodeJS event loop, resulting in a thread hang and complete Denial of Service (DoS) for the host application.
Mitigation
Sanitize all user-supplied integer inputs before passing them to `nanoid` or `customAlphabet` functions in the `nanoid/non-secure` module, ensuring the size parameter is strictly a non-negative integer.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | High |
| Privileges Required | None | None | None |
| User Interaction | None | None | None |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None | None |
| Availability Impact | High | High | High |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
cve.org: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Integrity,Confidentiality,Availability
Technical Impact: Modify Application Data; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands
An attacker could modify the structure of the message or data being sent to the downstream component, possibly injecting commands.
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other)
in some contexts, a negative value could lead to resource consumption.
Confidentiality,Integrity
Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Read Memory
If a negative value is used to access memory, buffers, or other indexable structures, it could access memory outside the bounds of the buffer.
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