HIGHnpm →
re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in `exec`/`test`/`match` via attacker-influenced `lastIndex` on a non-ASCII subject → uncatchable process crash (DoS)
re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in `exec`/`test`/`match` via attacker-influenced `lastIndex` on a non-ASCII subject → uncatchable process crash (DoS)
Affected packages
- re2
Exploit signal
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- No
- EPSS score
- 0.12%
- EPSS percentile
- 2.2%
EPSS is the probability a CVE is exploited in the wild; percentile is its rank among all CVEs. This advisory is in the top 2%.
Sources
- https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/security/advisories/GHSA-ff84-5f28-78qj
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67550
- https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/commit/56293de4fc0914d7bc35f92e98de25b0d9bb417d
- https://github.com/uhop/node-re2
- https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/releases/tag/1.25.2
Structured record: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-ff84-5f28-78qj
Recommended response stack
Snyk — Scan your dependencies in CI and fix this vulnerability.→Socket — Detect malicious and compromised packages before they ship.→
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