# CVE-2026-71436: Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop DoS

> Attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop in Mermaid XY Charts by providing invalid X-Axis parameters, leading to memory exhaustion or crashes.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 6 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** CLEANSTART-2026-JY09186, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-71436, GHSA-2v8p-3f2j-5mp7, MINI-2xpf-w98h-85qm, MINI-4g38-44g9-chxf, MINI-669q-8q7p-gp8p, MINI-8xg5-c7xf-r7wr, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-71436

## What is CVE-2026-71436?

CVE-2026-71436 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in mermaid-js mermaid, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Mermaid is a JavaScript tool that uses Markdown-inspired text to create and modify diagrams and charts. From version 10.6.0 until 10.9.8 and 11.16.1, Mermaid XY Charts are vulnerable to an infinite loop denial of service in the setXAxisRangeData function when configuring an X-Axis with invalid parameters. Because each loop iteration appends an element to an array, this generally causes a RangeError to appear after a few seconds, but it may instead cause the page or JavaScript process to crash from memory exhaustion, depending on the environment. This issue is fixed in versions 10.9.8 and 11.16.1.

Weakness: CWE-835 (Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition), CWE-1325 (Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-71436?

4 open source packages ship an affected version, including mermaid.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `mermaid` | npm | From 10.6.0 | 10.9.8 |
| `mermaid` | npm | From 10.6.0 | 10.9.8 |
| `mermaid` | npm | From 11.0.0-alpha.1 | 11.16.1 |
| `mermaid` | npm | From 11.0.0-alpha.1 | 11.16.1 |

## How do I fix CVE-2026-71436?

Upgrade mermaid to a fixed version for your release line: 10.9.8 or 11.16.1.

## Is CVE-2026-71436 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-71436 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-71436 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in mermaid-js mermaid, published on 6 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-71436 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- mermaid (npm): affected from 10.6.0; fixed in 10.9.8
- mermaid (npm): affected from 10.6.0; fixed in 10.9.8
- mermaid (npm): affected from 11.0.0-alpha.1; fixed in 11.16.1
- mermaid (npm): affected from 11.0.0-alpha.1; fixed in 11.16.1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71436/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71436/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-71436
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-71436
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-71436

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71436/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.