CVE-2026-48038

joi is a schema description language and data validator for JavaScript. Prior to 17.13.4 and 18.2.1, denial of service is possible via an untrapped exception in services validating user-supplied JSON or object input with recursive link() schemas. When validate() is called without try/catch in a request handler, deeply nested input can trigger an unhandled RangeError and potentially crash the process; lower-impact paths using validateAsync() or try/catch produce a RangeError instead of a structured ValidationError. This issue is fixed in versions 17.13.4 and 18.2.1.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/97bd51de94d595a2d8949eb3bec0dbdd2f8a7a74
https://github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/fc146a628ab9cc250854407722d9f8738c9548e7
https://github.com/hapijs/joi/pull/3113
https://github.com/hapijs/joi/security/advisories/GHSA-q7cg-457f-vx79

Configurations

No configuration.

History

14 Jul 2026, 20:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-07-14 20:17

Updated : 2026-07-15 20:22

NVD link : CVE-2026-48038

Mitre link : CVE-2026-48038

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-48038

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-248

Uncaught Exception

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