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TI-2018-05183 Aliases CVE-2018-7158GHSA-43w8-q5fx-vj5w

The `'path'` module in the Node.js 4.x release line contains a potential regular…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-185Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

The `'path'` module in the Node.js 4.x release line contains a potential regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) vector. The code in question was replaced in Node.js 6.x and later so this vulnerability only impacts all versions of Node.js 4.x. The regular expression, `splitPathRe`, used within the `'path'` module for the various path parsing functions, including `path.dirname()`, `path.extname()` and `path.parse()` was structured in such a way as to allow an attacker to craft a string, that when passed through one of these functions, could take a significant amount of time to evaluate, potentially leading to a full denial of service.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03452 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NodeJSNode.js4.x—No fix listedCNA
  • Node.js VendorNodeJS Affected 4.x Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*4.0.0 – 4.1.2VulnerableNodeJS
cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*4.2.0 – 4.9.1VulnerableNodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 – 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·NodeJS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:node.js:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 – 4.9.1 Vulnerable ·NodeJS

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
  • Red Hat Software Collections

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7158
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-43w8-q5fx-vj5w
  3. 2026-10-08 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-09 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2023-23979 The HTTP/2 protocol allows a denial of service (server resource consumption) because… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2016-01993 The DES and Triple DES ciphers, as used in the TLS, SSH, and IPSec protocols and other… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-03325 Command injection vulnerability in programing languages on Microsoft Windows operating system. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-03472 X.509 Email Address Variable Length Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-03315 X.509 Email Address 4-byte Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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