minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Versions 10.2.0 and below are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) when a glob pattern contains many consecutive * wildcards followed by a literal character that doesn't appear in the test string. Each * compiles to a separate [^/]*? regex group, and when the match fails, V8's regex engine backtracks exponentially across all possible splits. The time complexity is O(4^N) where N is the number of * characters. With N=15, a single minimatch() call takes ~2 seconds. With N=34, it hangs effectively forever. Any application that passes user-controlled strings to minimatch() as the pattern argument is vulnerable to DoS. This issue has been fixed in version 10.2.1.
References
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| https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/commit/2e111f3a79abc00fa73110195de2c0f2351904f5 | Patch |
| https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/security/advisories/GHSA-3ppc-4f35-3m26 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
20 Feb 2026, 19:12
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:minimatch_project:minimatch:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
| CVSS |
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v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.5 |
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Minimatch Project
Minimatch Project minimatch |
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| References | () https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/commit/2e111f3a79abc00fa73110195de2c0f2351904f5 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/security/advisories/GHSA-3ppc-4f35-3m26 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
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20 Feb 2026, 03:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-02-20 03:16
Updated : 2026-02-20 19:12
NVD link : CVE-2026-26996
Mitre link : CVE-2026-26996
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-26996
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Products Affected
minimatch_project
- minimatch
CWE
CWE-1333
Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
