CVE-2026-112366
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.
Published:Oct 19, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 19, 2026
EPS:Oct 19, 2026
EPSS Score:
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Jonschlinkert
Product
Picomatch
Jonschlinkert
Picomatch
Vendor
Micromatch
Product
Picomatch
Micromatch
Picomatch
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
