# re2 (npm) vulnerabilities

4 known vulnerabilities (4 medium), with the versions each affects and the releases that fix them.

## At a glance

- Latest release: not known (cve.now hasn't read this package's releases)
- Newest unaffected release: not known without release data
- Registry: https://www.npmjs.com/package/re2

## Advisories (4)

### [CVE-2026-71498](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-71498): node-re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in \`replace\`/\`split\` via a \`Buffer\` ending in a truncated multi-byte UTF-8 character → adjacent heap…

- Severity: Medium 5.1
- Published: Aug 6, 2026
- Affected: fixed in 1.26.1.

### [CVE-2026-71430](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-71430): node-re2: String.prototype.replace(re2, template) aborts the Node process (uncatchable ToLocalChecked on empty MaybeLocal) when the result…

- Severity: Medium 6.2
- Published: Aug 6, 2026
- Affected: fixed in 1.25.1.

### [CVE-2026-68499](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-68499): re2: Global \`String.prototype.match\` with an empty-matchable pattern never advances → infinite loop with unbounded native memory growth…

- Severity: Medium 6.2
- Published: Jul 30, 2026
- Affected: fixed in 1.25.2.

### [CVE-2026-67550](https://cve.now/CVE-2026-67550): re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in \`exec\`/\`test\`/\`match\` via attacker-influenced \`lastIndex\` on a non-ASCII subject → uncatchable process…

- Severity: Medium 5.7
- Published: Jul 30, 2026
- Affected: fixed in 1.25.2.

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