CVE-2026-33320

Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service

Published Mar 24, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue.

Remediation

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Advisories

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-4fcp-jxh7-23x8 Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tomwright:dasel:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*
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First Time appeared Tomwright
Tomwright dasel
Vendors & Products Tomwright
Tomwright dasel
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Description Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue.
Title Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Mar 26, 2026, 12:24 PM
Reserved
Mar 18, 2026, 9:23 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 24, 2026, 1:17 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:37 AM