CVE-2026-4923

EUVD-2026-16322
Impact:

When using multiple wildcards, combined with at least one parameter, a regular expression can be generated that is vulnerable to ReDoS. This backtracking vulnerability requires the second wildcard to be somewhere other than the end of the path.

Unsafe examples:

/*foo-*bar-:baz
/*a-:b-*c-:d
/x/*a-:b/*c/y

Safe examples:

/*foo-:bar
/*foo-:bar-*baz

Patches:

Upgrade to version 8.4.0.

Workarounds:

If you are using multiple wildcard parameters, you can check the regex output with a tool such as https://makenowjust-labs.github.io/recheck/playground/ to confirm whether a path is vulnerable.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.9 MEDIUM
NETWORK
HIGH
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 27%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
pillarjspath-to-regexp
8.0.0 ≤
𝑥
< 8.4.0
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
node-path-to-regexp
bookworm
no-dsa
bullseye
postponed
forky
8.4.2-1
fixed
sid
8.4.2-1
fixed
trixie
no-dsa