CVE-2026-59887
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
linkify-it is a links recognition library with full Unicode support. Prior to 5.0.2, the mailto: schema validator used by .test() and .match() can be invoked at every mailto: occurrence and scan the remaining input through src_email_name in lib/re.mjs, causing O(n^2) CPU consumption on crafted user text. This issue is fixed in version 5.0.2.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.5
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-07-08 17:17:26.883000
Last modified
2026-10-25 17:10:00.197000
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"published": "2026-07-08T17:17:26.883",
"lastModified": "2026-10-25T17:10:00.197",
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"value": "linkify-it es una biblioteca de reconocimiento de enlaces con soporte completo de Unicode. Antes de la versión 5.0.2, el validador del esquema mailto: utilizado por .test() y .match() puede ser invocado en cada ocurrencia de mailto: y escanear la entrada restante a través de src_email_name en lib/re.mjs, causando un consumo de CPU de O(n^2) en texto de usuario manipulado. Este problema está solucionado en la versión 5.0.2."
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"attackComplexity": "LOW",
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