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CVE-2025-5889

3.1 · LOW

A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0.

Published Jun 9, 2025CWE-400EPSS 0.59%

Overview

CVE-2025-5889 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was found in juliangruber brace-expansion up to 1.1.11/2.0.1/3.0.0/4.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function expand of the file index.js. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.1.12, 2.0.2, 3.0.1 and 4.0.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgist.github.com/mmmsssttt404/37a40ce7d6e5ca604858fe30814d9466GitHubgithub.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/pull/65/commits/a5b98a4f30d7813266b221435e1eaaf25a1b0ac5GitHubgithub.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/releases/tag/v4.0.1Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.311660Refvuldb.com/?id.311660Refvuldb.com/?submit.585717

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5889?

CVE-2025-5889 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 9, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-5889?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.1, rated LOW. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-5889?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-5889?

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