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CVE-2026-31808

Published: Mar 10, 2026Updated: Mar 18, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-835
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

file-type affected by infinite loop in ASF parser on malformed input with zero-size sub-header

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

file-typenpmOSS Libraries
file-typesindresorhus
Library
OSS Libraries / npm
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
sindresorhusindividual-devOSS Librariesaka sindresorhus

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/security/advisories/GHSA-5v7r-6r5c-r473
github.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31808
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/sindresorhus/file-type/commit/319abf871b50ba2fa221b4a7050059f1ae096f4f
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Mar 10, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 18, 2026

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