Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue.
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:tomwright:dasel:*:*:*:*:*:go:*:*

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First Time appeared Tomwright
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Description Dasel is a command-line tool and library for querying, modifying, and transforming data structures. Starting in version 3.0.0 and prior to version 3.3.1, Dasel's YAML reader allows an attacker who can supply YAML for processing to trigger extreme CPU and memory consumption. The issue is in the library's own `UnmarshalYAML` implementation, which manually resolves alias nodes by recursively following `yaml.Node.Alias` pointers without any expansion budget, bypassing go-yaml v4's built-in alias expansion limit. Version 3.3.2 contains a patch for the issue.
Title Dasel has unbounded YAML alias expansion in dasel leads to CPU/memory denial of service
Weaknesses CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-26T12:24:32.421Z

Reserved: 2026-03-18T21:23:36.677Z

Link: CVE-2026-33320

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T12:24:27.905Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-24T01:17:02.203

Modified: 2026-03-25T16:08:49.057

Link: CVE-2026-33320

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-25T20:40:45Z