HIGH

CVE-2022-25858

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

3.3 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

tersernpmfrom 5.0.0 · fixed in 5.14.2

Vendor advisories

CVE-2022-25858 Red Hat Product Security4 products fixed · 53 known affected
terser: insecure use of regular expressions leads to ReDoS
rhmtc/openshift-migration-ui-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Containers · migration-toolkit-virtualization/mtv-ui-rhel8 as a component of Migration Toolkit for Virtualization · openshift-service-mesh/kiali-rhel8 as a component of OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
RHSA-2023:3645 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.2.7 security update
RHSA-2022:7313 Red Hat Product Security192 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.6.2 security update and bug fixes
RHSA-2022:7276 Red Hat Product Security221 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management 2.4.8 security fixes and container updates
RHSA-2022:6835 Red Hat Product Security1 product fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: Service Registry (container images) release and security update [2.3.0.GA]

Full record on NVD

Description

The package terser before 4.8.1, from 5.0.0 and before 5.14.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure usage of regular expressions.

Technical details

Published: 2022-07-15

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25858?

The package terser before 4.8.1, from 5.0.0 and before 5.14.2 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to insecure usage of regular expressions.

Is CVE-2022-25858 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-25858 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 3.3% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-25858?

CVE-2022-25858 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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