Description
Impact:

A bad regular expression is generated any time you have multiple sequential optional groups (curly brace syntax), such as `{a}{b}{c}:z`. The generated regex grows exponentially with the number of groups, causing denial of service.

Patches:

Fixed in version 8.4.0.

Workarounds:

Limit the number of sequential optional groups in route patterns. Avoid passing user-controlled input as route patterns.
Published: 2026-03-26
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Immediate Patch
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Remediation

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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j3q9-mxjg-w52f path-to-regexp vulnerable to Denial of Service via sequential optional groups
History

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Pillarjs
Pillarjs path-to-regexp
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pillarjs:path-to-regexp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products Pillarjs
Pillarjs path-to-regexp

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Path-to-regexp
Path-to-regexp path-to-regexp
Vendors & Products Path-to-regexp
Path-to-regexp path-to-regexp

Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Impact: A bad regular expression is generated any time you have multiple sequential optional groups (curly brace syntax), such as `{a}{b}{c}:z`. The generated regex grows exponentially with the number of groups, causing denial of service. Patches: Fixed in version 8.4.0. Workarounds: Limit the number of sequential optional groups in route patterns. Avoid passing user-controlled input as route patterns.
Title path-to-regexp vulnerable to Denial of Service via sequential optional groups
Weaknesses CWE-1333
CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

Path-to-regexp Path-to-regexp
Pillarjs Path-to-regexp
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-27T19:44:53.294Z

Reserved: 2026-03-26T18:36:49.229Z

Link: CVE-2026-4926

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T19:44:50.233Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-03-26T19:17:08.387

Modified: 2026-04-16T18:04:13.123

Link: CVE-2026-4926

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-03-26T18:59:38Z

Links: CVE-2026-4926 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T09:25:40Z

Weaknesses