Impact:

A bad regular expression is generated any time you have three or more parameters within a single segment, separated by something that is not a period (.). For example, /:a-:b-:c or /:a-:b-:c-:d. The backtrack protection added in path-to-regexp@0.1.12 only prevents ambiguity for two parameters. With three or more, the generated lookahead does not block single separator characters, so capture groups overlap and cause catastrophic backtracking.

Patches:

Upgrade to path-to-regexp@0.1.13

Custom regex patterns in route definitions (e.g., /:a-:b([^-/]+)-:c([^-/]+)) are not affected because they override the default capture group.

Workarounds:

All versions can be patched by providing a custom regular expression for parameters after the first in a single segment. As long as the custom regular expression does not match the text before the parameter, you will be safe. For example, change /:a-:b-:c to /:a-:b([^-/]+)-:c([^-/]+).

If paths cannot be rewritten and versions cannot be upgraded, another alternative is to limit the URL length.

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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-37ch-88jc-xwx2 path-to-regexp vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service via multiple route parameters
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Workaround

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History

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threat_severity

Moderate


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description Impact: A bad regular expression is generated any time you have three or more parameters within a single segment, separated by something that is not a period (.). For example, /:a-:b-:c or /:a-:b-:c-:d. The backtrack protection added in path-to-regexp@0.1.12 only prevents ambiguity for two parameters. With three or more, the generated lookahead does not block single separator characters, so capture groups overlap and cause catastrophic backtracking. Patches: Upgrade to path-to-regexp@0.1.13 Custom regex patterns in route definitions (e.g., /:a-:b([^-/]+)-:c([^-/]+)) are not affected because they override the default capture group. Workarounds: All versions can be patched by providing a custom regular expression for parameters after the first in a single segment. As long as the custom regular expression does not match the text before the parameter, you will be safe. For example, change /:a-:b-:c to /:a-:b([^-/]+)-:c([^-/]+). If paths cannot be rewritten and versions cannot be upgraded, another alternative is to limit the URL length.
Title path-to-regexp vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service via multiple route parameters
Weaknesses CWE-1333
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-03-26T16:52:14.893Z

Reserved: 2026-03-25T20:11:53.714Z

Link: CVE-2026-4867

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-03-26T16:52:11.744Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-03-26T17:16:42.983

Modified: 2026-03-30T13:26:50.827

Link: CVE-2026-4867

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-26T16:16:25Z

Links: CVE-2026-4867 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-03-27T09:26:27Z

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