{"id":"CVE-2016-10540","aliases":["GHSA-hxm2-r34f-qmc5"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10540","summary":"Regular Expression Denial of Service in minimatch","details":"Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.","published":"2018-05-31T20:29:01.457Z","modified":"2026-07-08T12:43:28.570917Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":1,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"minimatch","fixedVersion":"3.0.2"}],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/118"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-07-08T12:43:28.570917Z"}}