minimatch is a minimal matching utility for converting glob expressions into JavaScript RegExp objects. Prior to version 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.4, nested *() extglobs produce regexps with nested unbounded quantifiers (e.g. (?:(?:a|b)*)*), which exhibit catastrophic backtracking in V8. With a 12-byte pattern *(*(*(a|b))) and an 18-byte non-matching input, minimatch() stalls for over 7 seconds. Adding a single nesting level or a few input characters pushes this to minutes. This is the most severe finding: it is triggered by the default minimatch() API with no special options, and the minimum viable pattern is only 12 bytes. The same issue affects +() extglobs equally. Versions 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.4 fix the issue.
CVE-2026-27904
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(low)
- EG Risk
- 50(Track)EG Risk 50/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 38%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
February 26, 2026
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (1)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/isaacs/minimatch/security/advisories/GHSA-23c5-xmqv-rm74
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-27904(20)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2026:41944Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.19.20 security, enhancement & bug fix update
- RHSA-2026:41941Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.18.25 security, enhancement & bug fix update
- RHSA-2026:40984Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.20.15 security, enhancement & bug fix update
- RHSA-2026:26225Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Technical preview of the satellite/iop-vulnerability-frontend-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:26214Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: General availability of the satellite/iop-advisor-frontend-rhel9 container image
- RHSA-2026:24761Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Product Security and Bug Fix Update
- RHSA-2026:21772Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.28.0 Release.
- RHSA-2026:18054Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8.1.6 security update
- +12 more
Patch Availability(29)
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(9)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2026:4942MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:4942 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:5168MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:5168 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:5665MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:5665 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6277MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:6277 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6497MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:6497 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6567MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:6567 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:6568MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:6568 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:7080MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:7080 — Moderate
- Red HatRHSA-2026:7123MODERATE2026-02-26
RHSA-2026:7123 — Moderate
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 3× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-27 12:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-27 12:55 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-07-27 12:50 UTCOSV refresh
Related CVEs(same vendor + same CWE)
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10 shownredhat
- CVE-2001-0825EG 10.0HIGH
- CVE-2001-1009EG 10.0EPSS p93HIGH
- CVE-2001-0554EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2001-1162EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0414EG 10.0EPSS p100HIGH
- CVE-2001-0191EG 10.0EPSS p92HIGH
- CVE-2001-0301EG 10.0EPSS p90HIGH
- CVE-2001-0197EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0233EG 10.0EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2001-0010EG 10.0EPSS p98HIGH
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