CVE-2026-70656
What it is
Checkmate is an open-source, self-hosted tool designed to track and monitor server hardware, uptime, response times, and incidents in real-time with beautiful visualizations. From 3.5.1 until 3.9.2, an authenticated admin or superadmin can set matchMethod to regex and place a malicious expression in the expectedValue field for advanced HTTP monitor matching. server/src/api/validation/monitorValidation.ts accepts the expression, and server/src/service/network/AdvancedMatcher.ts synchronously evaluates it against an attacker-controlled HTTP response body on the Node.js main event loop without a timeout or worker isolation, allowing catastrophic backtracking to freeze API endpoints, monitor checks, and WebSocket connections for all users. This issue is fixed in version 3.9.2.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 4.9 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-1333
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.9
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/0df71d6356c87c747e0b796b0c34e33f2a5203fa
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/adba25269c455878bf8065bc28cfe5d74e58692f
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/d5ec2936ad77ab773529057b442a6eb55dd578eb
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/releases/tag/v3.9.2
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/security/advisories/GHSA-4c6j-p2cv-wf56
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/security/advisories/GHSA-4c6j-p2cv-wf56
References
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/0df71d6356c87c747e0b796b0c34e33f2a5203fa
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/adba25269c455878bf8065bc28cfe5d74e58692f
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/commit/d5ec2936ad77ab773529057b442a6eb55dd578eb
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/releases/tag/v3.9.2
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/security/advisories/GHSA-4c6j-p2cv-wf56
- https://github.com/bluewave-labs/Checkmate/security/advisories/GHSA-4c6j-p2cv-wf56