Description
ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying a workbook with an oversized defined-name range. DefinedNames.addEx expands ranges such as S!$A$1:$XFD$1048576 from xl/workbook.xml cell by cell, causing an uncatchable fatal heap out-of-memory error during xlsx.load().
Published: 2026-11-13
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Fri, 13 Nov 2026 09:45:00 +0000

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Description ExcelJS through 4.4.0 contains a memory exhaustion vulnerability that allows attackers to crash applications by supplying a workbook with an oversized defined-name range. DefinedNames.addEx expands ranges such as S!$A$1:$XFD$1048576 from xl/workbook.xml cell by cell, causing an uncatchable fatal heap out-of-memory error during xlsx.load().
Title ExcelJS through 4.4.0 Memory Exhaustion via Oversized Defined Name Range
First Time appeared Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
Weaknesses CWE-770
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:exceljs_project:exceljs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Exceljs Project
Exceljs Project exceljs
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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Exceljs Project Exceljs
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-13T09:33:35.713Z

Reserved: 2026-11-13T01:20:41.029Z

Link: CVE-2026-128340

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