CVE-2026-71498

node-re2 provides RE2 regular expression bindings for Node.js. Prior to version 1.26.1, passing a Buffer whose final bytes form a truncated (incomplete) multi-byte UTF-8 sequence could cause the native binding to read past the end of the allocated buffer while attempting to decode the final, incomplete code point. This could result in an out-of-bounds read and potential disclosure of adjacent memory contents. This issue is fixed in version 1.26.1.

CVSS v3 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/commit/9d72042a6a0da5bc523908b04808ea0e23867cc4
https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/issues/272
https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/security/advisories/GHSA-j4r3-hg7j-8chg
https://github.com/uhop/node-re2/security/advisories/GHSA-j4r3-hg7j-8chg

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-06 22:18

Updated : 2026-09-10 20:30

NVD link : CVE-2026-71498

Mitre link : CVE-2026-71498

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-71498

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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