CVE-2026-85730 PUBLISHED

smol-toml: Denial of Service via malformed TOML documents

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 8.2

Product Status

Vendor squirrelchat
Product smol-toml
Versions
  • Version < 1.7.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

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