Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE Definition / CWE-1333

    CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

    The product uses a regular expression with a worst-case computational complexity that is inefficient and possibly exponential.

    Published:17 Jan 2021
    Organization:MITRE
    Modified:30 Apr 2026

    Related Weakness

    CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity

    CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity