{"cve":"CVE-2026-69152","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-03T17:16:45.953","modified":"2026-10-23T21:10:00.157","status":"Analyzed","description":"The brace-expansion library generates arbitrary strings containing a common prefix and suffix. Prior to 1.1.18, 2.1.4, 3.0.6, and 5.0.9, expand() does not apply maxLength while constructing comma-alternative intermediate arrays or padded sequences, allowing attacker-controlled input to exhaust memory or block the event loop. The fix for CVE-2026-14257 is bypassed by the vulnerability. This issue is fixed in versions 1.1.18, 2.1.4, 3.0.6, and 5.0.9.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-400","CWE-770"],"references":["https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/139d015104e71433ad52a41d19467c48ecbb2c7d","https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/1e30c930238d7162802d88a94189182def178dac","https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/688a99eeaab02627c2b89ba8ba4821fecfa659cf","https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/cb4b9e47cc2ec777c14b2b4492fb431a56f6a031","https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/security/advisories/GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895"],"products":["juliangruber:brace-expansion"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-24T16:53:34.184483516+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-69152","score":0.00647,"percentile":0.50697,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895","summary":"brace-expansion: DoS via unbounded intermediate arrays, bypassing the CVE-2026-14257 mitigation","modified":"2026-09-10T03:51:14.535270857Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"brace-expansion","purl":"pkg:npm/brace-expansion","ranges":["<1.1.18"],"fixed":["1.1.18"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"brace-expansion","purl":"pkg:npm/brace-expansion","ranges":[">=2.0.0 <2.1.4"],"fixed":["2.1.4"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"brace-expansion","purl":"pkg:npm/brace-expansion","ranges":[">=3.0.0 <3.0.6"],"fixed":["3.0.6"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"brace-expansion","purl":"pkg:npm/brace-expansion","ranges":[">=4.0.0 <5.0.9"],"fixed":["5.0.9"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}