CVE-2026-85730

smol-toml: Denial of Service via malformed TOML documents

State
Published
Severity
8.2 High
Published
Sep 4, 2026
Updated
Sep 9, 2026
Reserved
Sep 4, 2026

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Description

smol-toml is a small, fast, and correct TOML parser and serializer. Prior to 1.7.1, parse() can enter an infinite loop when a value inside an array or inline table is followed by a comment with no trailing newline. In src/util.ts, skipUntil() calls indexOfNewline(), receives -1 at the end of input, and resets the cursor to the beginning of the string instead of leaving the structure scan. The parser then hangs indefinitely and can consume a service's processing capacity when an application parses attacker-controlled TOML. This issue is fixed in version 1.7.1.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.2 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-606 Unchecked Input for Loop Condition
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
smol-tomlsquirrelchat
  • < 1.7.1Affected

References

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