The ms package before 0.7.1 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
The ms package before 0.7.1 for Node.js allows attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a long version string, aka a "regular expression denial of service (ReDoS)."
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.06954 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed ms (npm): 0.7.1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | ms (npm) | before 0.7.1 | 0.7.1 | Patch available | GHSA-3fx5-fwvr-xrjg |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- ms (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.7.1 Fixed in 0.7.1 Patch available GHSA-3fx5-fwvr-xrjg
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-3fx5-fwvr-xrjg ms (npm) Fixed in 0.7.1 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-8315
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3fx5-fwvr-xrjg
References
Advisory 3
More vercel Ms vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-14228 vercel ms index.js parse redos CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2015-8315 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-8315 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3fx5-fwvr-xrjg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-8315 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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