CVE-2026-67213: nanoid: custom generators can loop indefinitely when size is zero
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nanoid (Nano ID) before 5.1.6 contains an infinite loop in the customAlphabet and customRandom functions. When these functions are configured with a size of 0, the internal generation loop never satisfies its exit condition and spins indefinitely, hanging the calling thread. An application that passes an unvalidated, attacker-controlled size of 0 to these functions is exposed to a denial-of-service condition.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-2v37-7h3g-55p8
- github.com/ai/nanoid/commit/cb3626d0f3342fdf179cd425fd9c4fbb92c7d0e7
- github.com/ai/nanoid/commit/f9d13f150847d117877adee3460a46eceb0cf49b
- github.com/ai/nanoid/releases/tag/3.3.17
- github.com/ai/nanoid/releases/tag/5.1.6
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67213
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoid-before-infinite-loop-via-zero-size-in-customalphabet-and-customrandom
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