CVE-2026-78206 - exceljs through 4.4.0 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via Unbounded xlsx Decompression

CVE-2026-78206 - exceljs through 4.4.0 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via Unbounded xlsx Decompression

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CVE ID :CVE-2026-78206
Published : Aug. 24, 2026, 1:16 a.m. | 1 hour, 10 minutes ago
Description :exceljs-hardened before 5.0.0 decompresses all entries from supplied xlsx archives into memory without limits on entry size, total size, or compression ratio. Attackers can upload highly compressed workbooks that expand to gigabytes in memory, exhausting available resources and causing denial of service.
Severity: 8.7 | HIGH
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