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CVE-2023-26103

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-02-25
  • Fixed in1.31.0
  • WeaknessCWE-1333

Am I affected?

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Description

Versions of the package deno before 1.31.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to the upgradeWebSocket function, which contains regexes in the form of /s*,s*/, used for splitting the Connection/Upgrade header. A specially crafted Connection/Upgrade header can be used to significantly slow down a web socket server.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-02-2505:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Deno
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.31< 1.31.01.31.0
1.x≥ 1.12.0, < 1.31.01.31.0

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As snyk, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • deno
    Affected
    • < 1.31.0fixed in 1.31.0semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-02-25

Fix

  1. Update Deno to 1.31.0

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2025-03-11
  • CNACVSS 3.15.3known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.5read 2026-10-23
  • CISA-ADPweakness (CWE)CWE-13332025-03-11
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-1333known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-1333read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.2 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryMODERATE2023-04-03

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-02-25
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-jc97-h3h9-7xh6

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-26103?

Versions of the package deno before 1.31.0 are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) due to the upgradeWebSocket function, which contains regexes in the form of /s*,s*/, used for splitting the Connection/Upgrade header. A specially crafted Connection/Upgrade header can be used to significantly slow down a web socket server.

Is CVE-2023-26103 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-26103, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-26103?

CVE-2023-26103 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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