glob-parent vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service in enclosure regex
This affects the package glob-parent before 5.1.2. The enclosure regex used to check for strings ending in enclosure containing path separator.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | glob-parent | >= 4.0.0, < 5.1.2 | 5.1.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28469
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/pull/36
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/pull/36/commits/c6db86422a9731d4f3d332ce4a81c27ea6b0ee46
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/commit/4a80667c69355c76a572a5892b0f133c8e1f457e
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/blob/6ce8d11f2f1ed8e80a9526b1dc8cf3aa71f43474/index.js%23L9
- https://github.com/gulpjs/glob-parent/releases/tag/v5.1.2
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWERGITHUBES128-1059093
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1059092
- https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-GLOBPARENT-1016905
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-400- Platform
- npm
- Package
glob-parent- Disclosed
- 07.06.2021
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-ww39-953v-wcq6 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: glob-parent
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- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 06.2021 07.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
Disclosures per year
- 2021: 1
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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