CVE-2026-8888

CVE-2026-8888

High · published June 3, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
48.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension downloads config.json over HTTP and compiles server-provided patterns as JavaScript regular expressions via new RegExp() without complexity validation. An on-path attacker can inject specific patterns to cause catastrophic backtracking, resulting in denial of service on all browsing.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00601 · 48.1th percentile
Published
2026-06-03T18:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JUN 18:16Z
    CVE-2026-8888
    cvelistv5