Regular expression denial of service (ReDoS) in dat.gui
Priority LOW 37CWE-400Published · 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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
All versions of package dat.gui are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) via specifically crafted rgb and rgba values.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02099 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | dat.gui | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | dat.gui (npm) | up to 0.7.7 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-chwr-hf3w-c984 |
- dat.gui Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- dat.gui (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 0.7.7 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-chwr-hf3w-c984
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:dat.gui_project:dat.gui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 0.7.8 | Vulnerable | Dat.gui Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:dat.gui_project:dat.gui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.7.8 Vulnerable ·Dat.gui Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7755
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-chwr-hf3w-c984
References
Sources
- CVE-2020-7755 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7755 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-chwr-hf3w-c984 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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