CVE catalog
CVE-2016-10540
node-minimatch: CVE-2016-10540
- Severity
- High
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.50% · Oct 25, 2026
Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-minimatch | sid | 9.0.7-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-minimatch | forky | 9.0.7-2 | fixed |
| Debian | node-minimatch | trixie | 9.0.3-6 | fixed |
| Debian | node-minimatch | bookworm | 5.1.1+~5.1.2-1 | fixed |
| Npm | minimatch | Not reported | 3.0.2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | pro | 1.0.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | pro | 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | pro | 1.0.0-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | pro | 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-minimatch | source | sid | 3.0.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-minimatch | source | forky | 3.0.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-minimatch | source | trixie | 3.0.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | node-minimatch | source | bookworm | 3.0.3-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Npm | minimatch | npm | Not reported | 3.0.2 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | deb | pro | 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | USN-4783-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | node-minimatch | deb | pro | 1.0.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-minimatch]Fixed
Details (2)
5.1.1+~5.1.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.3-1dsa · node-minimatch · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-minimatch · debian · 12
5.1.1+~5.1.2-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.0.3-1dsa · node-minimatch · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-minimatch · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-minimatch]Fixed
Details (2)
9.0.3-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.3-1dsa · node-minimatch · debian · 13
9.0.3-6· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.0.3-1dsa · node-minimatch · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10540]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-hxm2-r34f-qmc5]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10540]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-4783-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10540]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-2460.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]