CVE-2026-103043 json
anchorme through 3.0.8 Regular Expression Denial of Service
published 2026-09-29 40 d ago modified 2026-10-20 20 d ago also EUVD-2026-89484
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 48%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
anchorme through 3.0.8 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in the IPv6 host extraction regex due to catastrophic backtracking. Attackers can supply specially crafted input strings with repeated patterns to cause exponential regex engine backtracking, blocking the Node.js event loop and denying service to other requests.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 39 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/mmadersbacher/46050b4224eb979431986cdef1dd2ad3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/R3tro16/92948206e9893a3739b91746439384ab referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.7 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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 |
Affected products
- alexcorvi anchorme
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1333 Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
References
-
gist.github.com
/mmadersbacher/46050b4224eb979431986cdef1dd2ad3
third-party-advisory, exploit
-
gist.github.com
/R3tro16/92948206e9893a3739b91746439384ab
technical-description, exploit
-
github.com
/alexcorvi/anchorme.js/blob/f3ae9850baa344f27b46bb149e9b891831d273b1/src/index.ts#L109
technical-description
-
npmjs.com
/package/anchorme
product
-
github.com
/alexcorvi/anchorme.js
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/anchorme-through-3.0.8-regular-expression-denial-of-service
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-103043
- NVD CVE-2026-103043
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