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CVE-2026-67214: nanoid: non-secure generators can loop indefinitely with negative size

July 29, 2026 (updated August 7, 2026)

nanoid (Nano ID) before 5.1.16 contains an infinite loop in the customAlphabet and nanoid functions of its non-secure module (nanoid/non-secure). When these functions are given a negative size, the loop counter is decremented from a negative value and never reaches its termination condition, spinning indefinitely and hanging the calling thread. An application that passes an unvalidated, attacker-controlled negative size to these functions is exposed to a denial-of-service condition.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-28wg-ghj8-5hjv
  • github.com/ai/nanoid/commit/6ccc67bbaba71d3d77a21d9b636f4171a268ce49
  • github.com/ai/nanoid/commit/e835c9b71eab832bc6106944bdd26ea96cf2c66d
  • github.com/ai/nanoid/pull/600
  • github.com/ai/nanoid/pull/601
  • github.com/ai/nanoid/releases/tag/5.1.16
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67214
  • www.vulncheck.com/advisories/nanoid-before-infinite-loop-via-negative-size-in-non-secure-module

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.3.16, all versions starting from 4.0.0 before 5.1.16

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.16
  • 5.1.16

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.3.16, 5.1.16 or above.

Impact 5.9 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Source file

npm/nanoid/CVE-2026-67214.yml

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