7.7
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-13149
brace-expansion Denial of Service
Description

brace-expansion through 5.0.6 is vulnerable to denial of service. The expand() function exhibits exponential-time complexity in the number of consecutive non-expanding '{}' brace groups. An attacker who passes a crafted string to expand(), directly or transitively, can cause significant CPU consumption and event-loop blocking. The max option does not mitigate this, as it bounds the output size rather than the recursion work.

INFO

Published Date :

June 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 30, 2026, 8:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

seal
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-13149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Juliangruber brace-expansion
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 22e2d327-25fe-45d7-9f0c-dcd23b7108df
Solution
Update the brace-expansion library to a version that mitigates exponential complexity in the expand() function.
  • Upgrade the brace-expansion library to the latest version.
  • Review brace expansion usage for potential abuse.
  • Implement input validation for brace expansion.
  • Monitor CPU usage for denial of service attacks.

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