CVE-2025-5889CWE-1333CWE-400

juliangruber brace-expansion index.js expand redos

Low · published June 9, 2025

CVSS v4.0
2.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
47.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.12, 2.0.2, 3.0.1 and 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
2.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00586 · 47.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-1333 · Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity; CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Published
2025-06-09T18:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 JUN 18:16Z
    juliangruber brace-expansion index.js expand redos
    cvelistv5