CVE-2026-11478 json
kokke tiny-regex-c Pattern re.c matchstar redos
published 2026-06-08 5 mo ago modified 2026-07-23 3 mo ago also EUVD-2026-35009
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A flaw has been found in kokke tiny-regex-c up to f2632c6d9ed25272987471cdb8b70395c2460bdb. This vulnerability affects the function matchstar of the file re.c of the component Pattern Handler. This manipulation causes inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/user-attachments/files/28046213/tiny-regex-c-redos-poc.zip referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| CNA | 2.0 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
| CNA | 4.0 | 1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| CNA | 2.0 | 1.7 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Affected products
- kokke tiny-regex-c
Classification
References
-
github.com
/user-attachments/files/28046213/tiny-regex-c-redos-poc.zip
exploit
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/369098
vdb-entry, technical-description
-
vuldb.com
/vuln/369098/cti
signature, permissions-required
-
vuldb.com
/cve/CVE-2026-11478
third-party-advisory
-
vuldb.com
/submit/833966
third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/kokke/tiny-regex-c/issues/100
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/kokke/tiny-regex-c/
product
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-11478
- NVD CVE-2026-11478
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