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CVE-2026-105219

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 0.36%

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CVE-2026-105219 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. Mammoth.js 1.3.0 before 1.12.3 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the style map tokeniser in lib/styles/parser/tokeniser.js due to overlapping regex alternatives. Attackers can supply a crafted .docx with an unterminated quoted string of repeated backslash escapes in mammoth/style-map to block the Node.js event loop.. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Mammoth.js 1.3.0 before 1.12.3 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the style map tokeniser in lib/styles/parser/tokeniser.js due to overlapping regex alternatives. Attackers can supply a crafted .docx with an unterminated quoted string of repeated backslash escapes in mammoth/style-map to block the Node.js event loop.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS 4.0
8.7/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability
0.36%

27.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
mwilliamsonmammoth.js>= 1.3.0, < 1.12.3

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Received

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-105219?
Mammoth.js 1.3.0 before 1.12.3 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the style map tokeniser in lib/styles/parser/tokeniser.js due to overlapping regex alternatives. Attackers can supply a crafted .docx with an unterminated quoted string of repeated backslash escapes in mammoth/style-map to block the Node.js event loop.
How severe is CVE-2026-105219?
CVE-2026-105219 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-105219?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST