{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2026-27903", "assignerOrgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "GitHub_M", "dateReserved": "2026-02-24T15:19:29.718Z", "datePublished": "2026-02-26T01:06:32.856Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T01:06:32.856Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"title": "minimatch has a ReDoS: matchOne() combinatorial backtracking via multiple non-adjacent GLOBSTAR segments", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"cweId": "CWE-407", "lang": "en", "description": "CWE-407: Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity", "type": "CWE"}]}], "metrics": [{"cvssV3_1": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 7.5, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}}], "references": [{"name": "https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/security/advisories/GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj", "tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/security/advisories/GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj"}], "affected": [{"vendor": "isaacs", "product": "minimatch", "versions": [{"version": ">= 10.0.0, < 10.2.3", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 7.0.0, < 7.4.8", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 5.0.0, < 5.1.8", "status": "affected"}, {"version": ">= 4.0.0, < 4.2.5", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "< 3.1.3", "status": "affected"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa", "shortName": "GitHub_M", "dateUpdated": "2026-02-26T01:06:32.856Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Prior to version 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.3, `matchOne()` performs unbounded recursive backtracking when a glob pattern contains multiple non-adjacent `**` (GLOBSTAR) segments and the input path does not match. The time complexity is O(C(n, k)) -- binomial -- where `n` is the number of path segments and `k` is the number of globstars. With k=11 and n=30, a call to the default `minimatch()` API stalls for roughly 5 seconds. With k=13, it exceeds 15 seconds. No memoization or call budget exists to bound this behavior. Any application where an attacker can influence the glob pattern passed to `minimatch()` is vulnerable. The realistic attack surface includes build tools and task runners that accept user-supplied glob arguments (ESLint, Webpack, Rollup config), multi-tenant systems where one tenant configures glob-based rules that run in a shared process, admin or developer interfaces that accept ignore-rule or filter configuration as globs, and CI/CD pipelines that evaluate user-submitted config files containing glob patterns. An attacker who can place a crafted pattern into any of these paths can stall the Node.js event loop for tens of seconds per invocation. The pattern is 56 bytes for a 5-second stall and does not require authentication in contexts where pattern input is part of the feature. Versions 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.3 fix the issue."}], "source": {"advisory": "GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj", "discovery": "UNKNOWN"}}}}

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