Mermaid radar diagrams are vulnerable to DoS
Mermaid radar diagrams allow arbitrary large values for ticks, which can cause high CPU usage, freezing the webpage/JavaScript process for long periods of time, until the process is eventually killed due to OOM/running out of memory.
```txt
radar-beta
axis a, b
curve c {1, 1}
ticks 1000000000
```
_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_
This problem has been patched by https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/commit/59b22fad2b3bb04f87a476c84a8a2b24679e607e, which was released in [Mermaid v11.16.1](https://github.com/mermaid-js/mermaid/releases/tag/mermaid%4011.16.1)
_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_
There are no known workarounds without updating to a patched version of mermaid.
_Are there any links users can visit to find out more?_
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability low.
The score comes from this vector: 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
CVE-2026-71439 is classified as CWE-1322: Use of Blocking Code in Single-threaded, Non-blocking Context. The product uses a non-blocking model that relies on a single threaded process for features such as scalability, but it contains code that can block when it is invoked.
CVE-2026-71439 is recorded against 2 packages.
Published on 6 August 2026 and last revised on 7 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
mermaid has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-1322: Use of Blocking Code in Single-threaded, Non-blocking Context) in other software:
Details
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
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mermaid | — | — |
| unknown | — | — |
References
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