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HIGHCVE-2026-4926Published Modified CNA openjs

CVE-2026-4926: path-to-regexp vulnerable to Denial of Service via sequential optional groups

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.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
8.4.0
Affected Products
1

Fix available

8.4.0
Affected packages
  • path-to-regexp / path-to-regexp
    < 8.4.0 (from 8.0.0)
    Fixed in 8.4.0
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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