devalue: `stringify`/`uneval` serialize shared memory
Impact
stringify and uneval serialize a typed array by emitting its backing ArrayBuffer, not just the view. In the case of a Node Buffer object, the backing buffer is a process-wide shared pool, meaning unrelated memory can be serialized into a response that is then sent to the client. For a Node Buffer the backing store is Node's process-wide shared pool, so serializing a small Buffer copies up to 64 KB of unrelated process memory — including bytes from other in-flight requests — into the output. In an SSR framework (SvelteKit, Nuxt) a public page whose load() returns a 2-byte Buffer, or a small file read with readFileSync, ships another user's request body / Authorization header in its HTML. Unauthenticated, silent, ~43,000× amplification.
This is serialization-side, so the parse/unflatten prototype-pollution and DoS guards do not apply — it fires on every SSR render, not only when parsing untrusted input.
Workarounds
Convert Node Buffer objects to Uint8Array:
payload = {
- buffer
+ buffer: new Uint8Array(buffer)
}
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | devalue | >= 5.1.0, < 5.9.3 | 5.9.3 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-200, CWE-226- Platform
- npm
- Package
devalue- Disclosed
- 01.10.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-j22f-vq7h-c4qm - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: devalue
All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 16
- First → latest
- 08.2025 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 8
- Medium 4
- Low 4
Disclosures per year
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 15
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