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.
Published: 2026-04-06
Score: 6.9 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Now
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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

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nyariv:sandboxjs:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0000

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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'}


Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Nyariv
Nyariv sandboxjs
Vendors & Products Nyariv
Nyariv sandboxjs

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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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'}


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Nyariv Sandboxjs
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-07T14:09:53.356Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T15:57:52.324Z

Link: CVE-2026-34211

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-07T14:09:47.157Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-06T16:16:34.743

Modified: 2026-04-09T18:05:21.810

Link: CVE-2026-34211

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-10T09:45:12Z

Weaknesses