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CVE-2026-102278 Details

ANALYZED


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Description

The brace-expansion library generates arbitrary strings containing a common prefix and suffix. Prior to 1.1.20, 2.1.6, 3.0.8, and 5.0.11, deeply nested brace groups cause expand_() to recurse once per nesting level at comma-member and single-set expansion sites, exhausting the native stack before output limits can apply and potentially terminating the Node.js process. expand_ performs uncontrolled recursion for nested brace alternatives and single-part sets. deeply nested brace groups supplied as an untrusted pattern. expand_ is affected. expand is affected. Comma members is affected. Single set is affected. native stack exhaustion during nested sub-expansion. process-terminating denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 1.1.20, 2.1.6, 3.0.8, and 5.0.11.

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption[email protected]
CWE-674Uncontrolled Recursion[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
brace-expansion
< 1.1.20 (semver)
>= 2.0.0, < 2.1.6 (semver)
>= 3.0.0, < 3.0.8 (semver)
>= 4.0.0, < 5.0.11 (semver)

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:brace_expansion_project:brace_expansion:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • Upgrade: 5.0.11moderate effort
  • Upgrade: 3.0.8moderate effort
  • Upgrade: 2.1.6moderate effort
  • Upgrade: 1.1.20moderate effort

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-102278
NVD Published Date:
Sep 28, 2026
NVD Last Modified:
Sep 30, 2026
Source:
[email protected]