CVE-2026-34211

SandboxJS: Stack overflow DoS via deeply nested expressions in recursive descent parser

Published Apr 6, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.36, the @nyariv/sandboxjs parser contains unbounded recursion in the restOfExp function and the lispify/lispifyExpr call chain. An attacker can crash any Node.js process that parses untrusted input by supplying deeply nested expressions (e.g., ~2000 nested parentheses), causing a RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded that terminates the process. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.36.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8pfc-jjgw-6g26 SandboxJS: Stack overflow DoS via deeply nested expressions in recursive descent parser
History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nyariv:sandboxjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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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'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Nyariv
Nyariv sandboxjs
Vendors & Products Nyariv
Nyariv sandboxjs
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Description SandboxJS is a JavaScript sandboxing library. Prior to 0.8.36, the @nyariv/sandboxjs parser contains unbounded recursion in the restOfExp function and the lispify/lispifyExpr call chain. An attacker can crash any Node.js process that parses untrusted input by supplying deeply nested expressions (e.g., ~2000 nested parentheses), causing a RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded that terminates the process. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.8.36.
Title SandboxJS: Stack overflow DoS via deeply nested expressions in recursive descent parser
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 7, 2026, 2:09 PM
Reserved
Mar 26, 2026, 3:57 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 6, 2026, 4:16 PM
Modified
Oct 26, 2026, 10:10 PM