Description
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 3.1.3, `matchOne()` performs unbounded recursive backtracking when a glob pattern contains multiple non-adjacent `**` (GLOBSTAR) segments and the input path does not match. The time complexity is O(C(n, k)) -- binomial -- where `n` is the number of path segments and `k` is the number of globstars. With k=11 and n=30, a call to the default `minimatch()` API stalls for roughly 5 seconds. With k=13, it exceeds 15 seconds. No memoization or call budget exists to bound this behavior. Any application where an attacker can influence the glob pattern passed to `minimatch()` is vulnerable. The realistic attack surface includes build tools and task runners that accept user-supplied glob arguments (ESLint, Webpack, Rollup config), multi-tenant systems where one tenant configures glob-based rules that run in a shared process, admin or developer interfaces that accept ignore-rule or filter configuration as globs, and CI/CD pipelines that evaluate user-submitted config files containing glob patterns. An attacker who can place a crafted pattern into any of these paths can stall the Node.js event loop for tens of seconds per invocation. The pattern is 56 bytes for a 5-second stall and does not require authentication in contexts where pattern input is part of the feature. Versions 10.2.3, 9.0.7, 8.0.6, 7.4.8, 6.2.2, 5.1.8, 4.2.5, and 3.1.3 fix the issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| isaacs | minimatch | >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.3, >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7, >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6, >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.8, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2, >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.8, >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.5, < 3.1.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-minimatch | 9.0.7-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | node-minimatch | No fix yet | — |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 3 | js-jquery +2 | No fix yet | — |
Wolfi
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfi rolling | argo-workflows-ui-4.0 | 4.0.4-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | code-server | 4.109.2-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | eslint | 10.0.2-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | jupyter-base-notebook | 7.6.3-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | katib-earlystopping +8 | 0.19.0-r23 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | katib-suggestion-goptuna-compat | 0.19.0-r40 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | lerna | 9.0.5-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | node-gyp | 12.2.0-r2 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | npm | 11.11.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | opensearch-dashboards-3 +1 | 3.5.0-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | pnpm-stage0 | 8.7.4-r5 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | prism | 5.14.3-r8 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | pulumi-language-nodejs | 3.224.0-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | py3.10-jupyterlab +3 | 4.6.1-r1 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | renovate | 43.48.3-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | saf | 1.6.0-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | serve | 14.2.6-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | tileserver-gl | 5.5.0-r6 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | ts-patch | 4.0.1-r0 | — |
| Wolfi rolling | vitess-23 | 23.0.3-r5 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | minimatch | >= 10.0.0, < 10.2.3 | 10.2.3 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 9.0.0, < 9.0.7 | 9.0.7 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.6 | 8.0.6 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.8 | 7.4.8 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.2 | 6.2.2 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.8 | 5.1.8 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | >= 4.0.0, < 4.2.5 | 4.2.5 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
| npm | minimatch | < 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 | GHSA-7r86-cg39-jmmj |
Advisories 4
- WID-SEC-2026-3046 IBM Concert: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 10, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1955 Atlassian Bamboo, Bitbucket, Confluence, Fisheye, Crucible, Jira und Jira Service Management: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 23, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-1220 IBM App Connect Enterprise: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 7, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-0752 IBM SPSS: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jun 7, 2026