GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm
MEDIUMGHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in pm2. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
pm2 Regular Expression Denial of Service vulnerability
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
pm2npmDescription
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Unitech pm2 prior to 7.0.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /lib/tools/Config.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | pm2 | all versions | 7.0.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pm2. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update pm2 to 7.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-x5gf-qvw8-r2rm across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.