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Github GHSA |
GHSA-23c5-xmqv-rm74 | minimatch ReDoS: nested *() extglobs generate catastrophically backtracking regular expressions |
Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:15:00 +0000
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Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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Minimatch Project
Minimatch Project minimatch |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:minimatch_project:minimatch:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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Minimatch Project
Minimatch Project minimatch |
Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:30:00 +0000
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Isaacs
Isaacs minimatch |
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Isaacs
Isaacs minimatch |
Thu, 26 Feb 2026 01:30:00 +0000
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| Description | minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Prior to version 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.4, nested `*()` extglobs produce regexps with nested unbounded quantifiers (e.g. `(?:(?:a|b)*)*`), which exhibit catastrophic backtracking in V8. With a 12-byte pattern `*(*(*(a|b)))` and an 18-byte non-matching input, `minimatch()` stalls for over 7 seconds. Adding a single nesting level or a few input characters pushes this to minutes. This is the most severe finding: it is triggered by the default `minimatch()` API with no special options, and the minimum viable pattern is only 12 bytes. The same issue affects `+()` extglobs equally. Versions 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.4 fix the issue. | |
| Title | minimatch ReDoS: nested *() extglobs generate catastrophically backtracking regular expressions | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-1333 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-02-26T19:21:39.006Z
Reserved: 2026-02-24T15:19:29.718Z
Link: CVE-2026-27904
Updated: 2026-02-26T19:21:29.476Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-02-26T02:16:21.760
Modified: 2026-02-27T17:16:23.773
Link: CVE-2026-27904
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-17T14:45:21Z
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