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High

minimatch ReDoS vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 18.10.2022
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

A vulnerability was found in the minimatch package. This flaw allows a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when calling the braceExpand function with specific arguments, resulting in a Denial of Service.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package minimatch < 3.0.5 3.0.5

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-1333, CWE-400
Platform
npm
Package
minimatch
Disclosed
18.10.2022
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-f8q6-p94x-37v3 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: minimatch

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
5
First → latest
10.2018 02.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 5

Disclosures per year

  1. minimatch has ReDoS: matchOne() combinatorial backtracking via multiple non-adjacent GLOBSTAR segments
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-27903 >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.3, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6, >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.8, >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.5, < 3.1.3 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, 3.1.3
  2. minimatch ReDoS: nested *() extglobs generate catastrophically backtracking regular expressions
    High · 7.5 CVE-2026-27904 >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.3, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6, >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.8, >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.5, < 3.1.4 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, 3.1.4
  3. minimatch has a ReDoS via repeated wildcards with non-matching literal in pattern
    High CVE-2026-26996 >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.1, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.6, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.5, >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.7, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.1, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.7, >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.4, < 3.1.3 10.2.1, 9.0.6, 8.0.5, 7.4.7, 6.2.1, 5.1.7, 4.2.4, 3.1.3
  4. minimatch ReDoS vulnerability this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2022-3517 < 3.0.5 3.0.5
  5. Regular Expression Denial of Service in minimatch
    High · 7.5 CVE-2016-10540 < 3.0.2 3.0.2

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