CVE-2026-68499: re2 provides Node.js bindings for Google's RE2 regular expression engine. Prior to 1.25.2, re2's String.prototype.match …
re2 provides Node.js bindings for Google's RE2 regular expression engine. Prior to 1.25.2, re2's String.prototype.match implementation with a global RE2 pattern that can match the empty string fails to advance its native matching cursor in lib/match.cc, causing an infinite loop and unbounded native memory growth that blocks the event loop and can exhaust host memory. This issue is fixed in 1.25.2.
- Published by source
- 2026-07-30
- First seen by Reality Radar
- 2026-10-24
- Last verified
- 2026-10-24
What the official notice says
Risk: CVSS 6.2
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Sources
- NIST National Vulnerability Database Tier A · official published 2026-07-30
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| Entry | Kind | Observed | Evidence hash | Entry hash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1509 | new | 2026-10-24 | 8c8c3d527996…cad74c | 6c9b72f94f13…e33fc7 |
Chain head: #1565 7d9afd922511…68b9c7