# CVE-2025-9308: yarnpkg Yarn request-manager.js setOptions redos

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: 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:X
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-21 · Updated: 2025-08-21

## Affected

- yarnpkg Yarn: 1.22.0, 1.22.1, 1.22.2, 1.22.3, 1.22.4, 1.22.5, 1.22.6, 1.22.7, 1.22.8, 1.22.9, 1.22.10, 1.22.11, 1.22.12, 1.22.13, 1.22.14, 1.22.15, 1.22.16, 1.22.17, 1.22.18, 1.22.19, 1.22.20, 1.22.21, 1.22.22

## Description

A vulnerability has been found in yarnpkg Yarn up to 1.22.22. This impacts the function setOptions of the file src/util/request-manager.js. Such manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. Local access is required to approach this attack. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on yarnpkg Yarn, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.320913
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320913
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.633486
- https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/pull/9203

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