CVE-2026-93690
Description
uri-js through 4.4.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the removeDotSegments function that loops infinitely when a path segment begins with Unicode line or paragraph separators. Attackers can trigger this by calling removeDotSegments directly or through normalize/resolve functions with IRI handling enabled, causing the Node.js event loop to block indefinitely until heap exhaustion.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/blob/4.4.0/src/uri.ts#L349
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/blob/4.4.0/src/uri.ts#L352-L376
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/issues/105
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/uri-js/v/4.4.1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uri-js-through-4.4.1-denial-of-service-via-removedotsegments
CWEs
CWE-835
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.