CVE-2026-93687 (High) detected in braces-3.0.2.tgz

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CVE-2026-93687 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - braces-3.0.2.tgz

Bash-like brace expansion, implemented in JavaScript. Safer than other brace expansion libs, with complete support for the Bash 4.3 braces specification, without sacrificing speed.

Library home page: https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz

Sample Path to Dependency File: /package.json

Path to vulnerable library: /node_modules/braces/package.json

Dependency Hierarchy:

• karma-6.3.9.tgz (Root Library)
  • ❌ braces-3.0.2.tgz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 977ea6ccaaf2045985ee40cacd5f6d676fa1a047

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

braces through 3.0.3 contains a stack overflow vulnerability in the recursive AST walkers that lack depth guards. Attackers can supply deeply nested brace patterns under the character limit to exhaust the call stack and terminate the Node.js process with an uncaught RangeError.

Publish Date: 2026-09-18

URL: CVE-2026-93687

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: None
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

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