CVE-2026-78206

exceljs through 4.4.0 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption via Unbounded xlsx Decompression

exceljs-hardened before 5.0.0 decompresses all entries from supplied xlsx archives into memory without limits on entry size, total size, or compression ratio. Attackers can upload highly compressed workbooks that expand to gigabytes in memory, exhausting available resources and causing denial of service.

We have discovered 385 live websites that are affected by CVE-2026-78206.

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Affected Software

Product  ExcelJS
Category Font Scripts
Vulnerable Domains385 live websites (100% of ExcelJS install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 4.4
Vulnerable Versions Count9 versions ( 100% of all versions)



Details

  • Published - Aug 24, 2026
  • Updated - Aug 26, 2026

Credits

  • Matéo Florian Callec (finder)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2026-78206
United States243 websites


China10 websites
France10 websites
Germany9 websites
GB9 websites
Turkey7 websites
Brazil7 websites
Russia6 websites
Australia6 websites
Spain6 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2026-78206
.com194 websites
.org51 websites
.net14 websites
.co13 websites
.com.br7 websites
.com.au5 websites
.es5 websites
.ru4 websites
.it4 websites
.co.uk3 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2026-78206

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2026-78206. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
DomainCountryRankContacts
***.***.au Australia*,***
***.*****.co United States***,***
****.*********.gov United States***,***
*************.org United States***,***
*****.*********.net United States***,***
************.com United States***,***
******.************.de Germany*,***,***
***.********.gov United States*,***,***
**********.nl Netherlands*,***,***
***********.com United States*,***,***
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FAQ

A total of 385 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2026-78206, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The ExcelJS is affected by the CVE-2026-78206 vulnerability.
ExcelJS versions up to and including 4.4 are vulnerable to CVE-2026-78206.