CVE-2026-112366

8.7 HIGH 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Denial of service Library

What it is

Picomatch through 4.0.7 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to block the event loop by supplying single-branch repeated extglob patterns. Attackers can provide globs like +(*) or +(*a), which analyzeRepeatedExtglob in lib/parse.js skips, causing exponential backtracking against short crafted strings and denying service to Node.js applications.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-10-19 16:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-19 21:13 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Details

Published: 2026-10-19 16:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-19 21:13 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-1333
Record status: Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

https://github.com/micromatch/picomatch/pull/194

References

NVD record · CVE.org record