Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity in pksunkara/inflect
Priority LOW 35CWE-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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
inflect is vulnerable to Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01222 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed i (npm): 0.3.7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pksunkara | pksunkara/inflect | up to 0.3.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | i (npm) | before 0.3.7 | 0.3.7 | Patch available | GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r |
- pksunkara/inflect Vendorpksunkara Affected up to 0.3.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- i (npm) Vendor— Affected before 0.3.7 Fixed in 0.3.7 Patch available GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:inflect_project:inflect:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 0.3.7 | Vulnerable | Inflect Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:inflect_project:inflect:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 0.3.7 Vulnerable ·Inflect Project
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r i (npm) Fixed in 0.3.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3820
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-3820 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3820 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x55w-vjjp-222r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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