CVE-2026-4926

Impact: A bad regular expression is generated any time you have multiple sequential optional groups (curly brace syntax), such as `{a}{b}{c}:z`. The generated regex grows exponentially with the number of groups, causing denial of service. Patches: Fixed in version 8.4.0. Workarounds: Limit the number of sequential optional groups in route patterns. Avoid passing user-controlled input as route patterns.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:pillarjs:path-to-regexp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

History

17 Jul 2026, 13:18

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40945 -

16 Jul 2026, 12:18

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09 Jul 2026, 13:17

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36651 -

30 Jun 2026, 03:20

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  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10172 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:10175 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13545 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:13826 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:17789 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19409 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19410 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24761 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24762 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:24866 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9385 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:9742 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-4926 -
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2451867 -
  • () https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-4926.json -

16 Apr 2026, 18:04

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First Time Pillarjs
Pillarjs path-to-regexp
CPE cpe:2.3:a:pillarjs:path-to-regexp:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
References () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - Third Party Advisory

30 Mar 2026, 13:26

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Summary
  • (es) Impacto: Se genera una expresión regular defectuosa siempre que se tienen múltiples grupos opcionales secuenciales (sintaxis de llaves), como `{a}{b}{c}:z`. La expresión regular generada crece exponencialmente con el número de grupos, causando denegación de servicio. Parches: Corregido en la versión 8.4.0. Soluciones alternativas: Limitar el número de grupos opcionales secuenciales en los patrones de ruta. Evitar pasar entradas controladas por el usuario como patrones de ruta.

26 Mar 2026, 19:17

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-26 19:17

Updated : 2026-07-21 12:18


NVD link : CVE-2026-4926

Mitre link : CVE-2026-4926

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-4926


JSON object : View

Products Affected

pillarjs

  • path-to-regexp
CWE
CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-1333

Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity