CVE-2026-96780CWE-835

CVE-2026-96780

published October 2, 2026

CVSS
8.2
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

figlet.js is a FIG driver written in JavaScript that aims to implement the FIGfont specification. Prior to 1.11.3, text() and textSync() can enter an unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is enabled and width is smaller than the rendered width of a single FIGlet character. Under these conditions, breakWord() cannot find a valid break point and returns without consuming a character, so generateFigTextLines() repeatedly processes the same input while consuming CPU and growing memory. The non-default option and attacker-controlled width must both reach an affected call. This issue is fixed in version 1.11.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
8.2 · NONE
CVSS v4.0
8.2 · 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
EPSS
0.00405 · 33.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Published
2026-10-02T01:17Z
References (3)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 OCT 03:47Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 01 OCT 20:21Z
    figlet is vulnerable to denial of service via unbounded loop when whitespaceBreak is used with a small width
    cvelistv5