CVE-2026-71430

node-re2 provides RE2 regular expression bindings for Node.js. Prior to version 1.25.1, the WrappedRE2::Replace function built its replacement result and passed it to V8 using ToLocalChecked without checking for the empty MaybeLocal that V8 returns when the resulting string or buffer exceeds V8's maximum string length. When a global replace uses an output amplifying replacement template, the result can grow quadratically with the input size, and once the result exceeds V8's maximum string length, the unchecked ToLocalChecked call causes a fatal, uncatchable process abort instead of a catchable exception. This issue is fixed in version 1.25.1.

CVSS 3.1

6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 4% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-617

Published

2026-08-06

Modified

2026-10-24

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-24

Packages (OSV)

References

• https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/security/advisories/GHSA-8hcv-x26h-mcgp
• https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/security/advisories/GHSA-8hcv-x26h-mcgp

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