CVE-2026-118764
minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp…
- Risk score
- 57/100
- CVSS
- 8.7 v4.0
- Published
- 29 Oct 2026
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What to know
- What it is
- minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Prior to 11.0.1, src/index.ts implements firstPhasePreProcess() so that, at optimizationLevel 2 or higher, it repeatedly expands attacker-controlled /.. pattern segments inside a fixpoint loop, allowing generated gl…
- Affected
- See advisory
- Fix
- Upgrade the product to 11.0.1 or later.
- Exploitation
- No known exploitation
Why it is Yellow
- CVSS 8.7 high
- Remotely exploitable without logging in
References
Original description
minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Prior to 11.0.1, src/index.ts implements firstPhasePreProcess() so that, at optimizationLevel 2 or higher, it repeatedly expands attacker-controlled **/.. pattern segments inside a fixpoint loop, allowing generated globParts entries to be processed and expanded again. secondPhasePreProcess() then compares the expanded entries pairwise, so a short malicious glob can cause excessive CPU and memory consumption during pattern compilation. This issue is fixed in version 11.0.1.
Last activity 29 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.