CVEvulnerability
CVE-2026-78209
8.4 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2026-08-24
- Last modified
- 2026-10-14
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.4 HIGH — CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/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
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.2 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-1236
Description
exceljs through 4.4.0 fails to neutralize leading equals, plus, minus, or at signs in cell values written to CSV output. Attackers who can influence exported cell values can inject formulas that execute when the CSV file is opened in a spreadsheet application, potentially exfiltrating data or performing other malicious actions.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-1236 Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File weakness
References
- https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs github.com
- https://github.com/exceljs/exceljs/blob/v4.4.0/lib/csv/csv.js#L109-L182 github.com
- https://github.com/mateocallec/exceljs-hardened/security/advisories/GHSA-9wxc-4rhw-hfrw github.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/exceljs-through-csv-formula-injection-via-unescaped-cell-values www.vulncheck.com