# CVE-2026-102278: brace-expansion: DoS via uncontrolled recursion on nested brace groups causing stack exhaustion

CVE-2026-102278 is fixed in 12 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102278, released October 9, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-102278
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 8.1 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0049
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 28, 2026
- Weakness: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
- Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102278

## Description

The brace-expansion library generates arbitrary strings containing a common prefix and suffix. Prior to 1.1.20, 2.1.6, 3.0.8, and 5.0.11, deeply nested brace groups cause expand_() to recurse once per nesting level at comma-member and single-set expansion sites, exhausting the native stack before output limits can apply and potentially terminating the Node.js process. expand_ performs uncontrolled recursion for nested brace alternatives and single-part sets. deeply nested brace groups supplied as an untrusted pattern. expand_ is affected. expand is affected. Comma members is affected. Single set is affected. native stack exhaustion during nested sub-expansion. process-terminating denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 1.1.20, 2.1.6, 3.0.8, and 5.0.11.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | node-brace-expansion Debian 14 | 2.1.7+~1.1.2-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-102278](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-102278.md) | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs RHEL 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs RHEL 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs almalinux 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs almalinux 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs ol 8 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs ol 9 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs rocky 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+40401+e24b8c95 | [RLSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel RHEL 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel RHEL 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel almalinux 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel almalinux 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel ol 8 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-devel ol 9 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs RHEL 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs RHEL 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs almalinux 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs almalinux 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs ol 8 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-docs ol 9 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n RHEL 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n RHEL 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n almalinux 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n almalinux 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n ol 8 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-full-i18n ol 9 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs RHEL 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs RHEL 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs almalinux 8 | 1:24.22.1-1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs almalinux 9 | 1:24.22.1-3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs ol 8 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-libs ol 9 | 1:24.21.0-1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon RHEL 8 | 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon RHEL 9 | 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon almalinux 8 | 3.1.14-2.module_el8.10.0+4250+09238ed4 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon almalinux 9 | 3.1.14-3.module_el9.8.0+292+f4eaf8b2 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon ol 8 | 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon ol 9 | 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon rocky 8 | 0:3.1.14-2.module+el8.10.0+40277+b1b3f89e | [RLSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-nodemon rocky 9 | 0:3.1.14-3.module+el9.8.0+40281+14cc6568 | [RLSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging almalinux 8 | 2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging almalinux 9 | 2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging ol 8 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging ol 9 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging rocky 8 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+40048+6d99f608 | [RLSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging rocky 9 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.7.0+40165+d075e3f2 | [RLSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler RHEL 8 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+24711+b610b202 | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler RHEL 9 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+24708+e71d2e1d | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler almalinux 8 | 2021.06-6.module_el8.10.0+4086+70facd4a | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler almalinux 9 | 2021.06-6.module_el9.7.0+209+ecf6523e | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler ol 8 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el8.10.0+91054+4b1a799c | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | nodejs-packaging-bundler ol 9 | 0:2021.06-6.module+el9.8.0+91009+5d530ccd | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | npm RHEL 8 | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | npm RHEL 9 | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | npm almalinux 8 | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | npm almalinux 9 | 1:11.19.1-1.24.22.1.3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | npm ol 8 | 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | npm ol 9 | 1:11.19.0-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | pi-coding-agent opensuse-leap 16.0 | 1.0.4-bp160.1.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:22111-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-22111-1.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel RHEL 8 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.1.module+el8.10.0+25218+d9e131cb | [RHSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92376.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel RHEL 9 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.3.module+el9.8.0+25216+afa2a4a4 | [RHSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-92378.md) | Oct 30, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel almalinux 8 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.1.module_el8.10.0+4331+0683c9c1 | [ALSA-2026:92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel almalinux 9 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.22.1.3.module_el9.8.0+333+788f3075 | [ALSA-2026:92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel ol 8 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el8.10.0+91090+8c7726c5 | [ELSA-2026-92376](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92376.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | v8-13.6-devel ol 9 | 3:13.6.233.17-1.24.21.0.1.0.1.module+el9.8.0+91091+c060d8b4 | [ELSA-2026-92378](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-92378.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |

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