{"id":"CVE-2026-71439","title":"Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts","summary":"Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 11.6.0 until 11.16.1, Mermaid Radar Diagrams allow arbitrary large values for the ticks parameter, which can cause high …","severity":"medium","cwe":["CWE-606","CWE-1322"],"vendor":"mermaid","product":"mermaid","affected":["mermaid >= 11.6.0, < 11.16.1"],"patched":["mermaid 11.16.1"],"published":"2026-08-06","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T20:53:06.753","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71439","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/59b22fad2b3bb04f87a476c84a8a2b24679e607e","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/pull/8022","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.1","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/security/advisories/GHSA-rhh3-jpg6-66xh","label":"security-advisories@github.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhh3-jpg6-66xh"}],"tags":["nvd","ghsa","npm"],"epss":0.0043,"epssPercentile":0.3668,"aliases":["GHSA-rhh3-jpg6-66xh"],"ecosystem":"npm","ingestedAt":"2026-08-06T20:03:56.325Z","slug":"CVE-2026-71439","body":"## Overview\n\nMermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 11.6.0 until 11.16.1, Mermaid Radar Diagrams allow arbitrary large values for the ticks parameter, which can cause high CPU usage and freeze the rendering webpage or JavaScript process for long periods of time, potentially until the process is killed from memory exhaustion. This issue is fixed in version 11.16.1.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-71439)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `mermaid >= 11.6.0, < 11.16.1`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `mermaid 11.16.1`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rhh3-jpg6-66xh","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":28,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":27.5,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}