{
  "cveId": "CVE-2026-68499",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-68499",
  "summary": "CVE-2026-68499 is fixed in node-re2 on 1 platform by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68499 (version 1.26.1\u002B~cs1.7.0-1), released August 15, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.",
  "title": "node-re2: re2 provides Node.js bindings for Google\u0027s RE2 regular expression engine",
  "description": "re2 provides Node.js bindings for Google\u0027s RE2 regular expression engine. Prior to 1.25.2, re2\u0027s String.prototype.match implementation with a global RE2 pattern that can match the empty string fails to advance its native matching cursor in lib/match.cc, causing an infinite loop and unbounded native memory growth that blocks the event loop and can exhaust host memory. This issue is fixed in 1.25.2.",
  "published": "2026-07-30T21:18:12Z",
  "severity": "medium",
  "cvss": 6.2,
  "cvssVector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss": 0.00184,
  "epssPercentile": 0.07995,
  "priority": "Routine",
  "priorityTier": 4,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "fixes": [
    {
      "platform": "linux",
      "product": "node-re2",
      "release": "Debian 14",
      "fixedVersion": "1.26.1\u002B~cs1.7.0-1",
      "fix": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68499",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-68499",
      "released": "2026-08-15T22:38:55Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T19:12:23Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}