Answer in brief
CVE-2021-32014 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in Denial of Service in SheetJS Pro. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps org.webjars.npm:xlsx (maven), xlsx (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps org.webjars.npm:xlsx (maven), xlsx (npm). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| org.webjars.npm:xlsxmaven | >=0 <0.17.0 | 0.17.0 |
| xlsxnpm | >=0 <0.17.0 | 0.17.0 |
Published upstream
Jul 22, 2021
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 10, 2026
Evidence: source:osv:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 7, 2026
SheetJS Pro through 0.16.9 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted .xlsx document that is mishandled when read by xlsx.js.
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