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TI-2021-08824 Aliases CVE-2021-27290GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq

ssri 5.2.2-8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.1, processes SRIs using a regular expression which is…

Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-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
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 10 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

ssri 5.2.2-8.0.0, fixed in 8.0.1, processes SRIs using a regular expression which is vulnerable to a denial of service. Malicious SRIs could take an extremely long time to process, leading to denial of service. This issue only affects consumers using the strict option.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0472 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial ssri (npm): 6.0.2, 7.1.1, 8.0.1Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 10 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—ssri (npm)5.2.2 to before 6.0.26.0.2Patch availableGHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq
—ssri (npm)7.0.0 to before 7.1.17.1.1Patch availableGHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq
—ssri (npm)8.0.0 to before 8.0.18.0.1Patch availableGHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • ssri (npm) Vendor— Affected 5.2.2 to before 6.0.2 Fixed in 6.0.2 Patch available GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq
  • ssri (npm) Vendor— Affected 7.0.0 to before 7.1.1 Fixed in 7.1.1 Patch available GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq
  • ssri (npm) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.0.1 Fixed in 8.0.1 Patch available GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ssri_project:ssri:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*5.2.2 to before 6.0.2; 7.0.0 to before 8.0.1VulnerableSsri Project
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*20.3.3VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*21.2.0VulnerableOracle
cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.0.1.1VulnerableSiemens
  • cpe:2.3:a:ssri_project:ssri:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 5.2.2 to before 6.0.2; 7.0.0 to before 8.0.1 Vulnerable ·Ssri Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:20.3.3:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 20.3.3 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:graalvm:21.2.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 21.2.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:siemens:sinec_infrastructure_network_services:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.0.1.1 Vulnerable ·Siemens

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq ssri (npm) Fixed in 6.0.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq ssri (npm) Fixed in 7.1.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq ssri (npm) Fixed in 8.0.1 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2021:3638 Released 2021-09-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:12 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2) nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.2.0+12241+a3db445b.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.2.0+12241+a3db445b.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.2.0+12241+a3db445b.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • RHSA-2021:3639 Released 2021-09-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    nodejs:12 security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.1.0+12238+63fe3aec.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.1.0+12238+63fe3aec.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.5-1.module+el8.1.0+12238+63fe3aec.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • RHSA-2021:3074 Released 2021-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:14 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:14.17.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11738+3bd42762.aarch64::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.17.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11738+3bd42762.ppc64le::nodejs:14, nodejs-1:14.17.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11738+3bd42762.s390x::nodejs:14 +19
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2021:3073 Released 2021-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    nodejs:12 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) nodejs-1:12.22.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f.aarch64::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f.ppc64le::nodejs:12, nodejs-1:12.22.3-2.module+el8.4.0+11732+c668cc9f.s390x::nodejs:12 +19
  • RHSA-2021:2932 Released 2021-07-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs14-nodejs and rh-nodejs14-nodejs-nodemon security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.2-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.2-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs14-nodejs-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-devel-14.17.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs14-nodejs-docs-14.17.2-1.el7 +2
  • RHSA-2021:2931 Released 2021-07-28 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    rh-nodejs12-nodejs and rh-nodejs12-nodejs-nodemon security update
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.2-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.2-1.el7 +2
    • Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-nodejs12-nodejs-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-devel-12.22.2-1.el7, rh-nodejs12-nodejs-docs-12.22.2-1.el7 +2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShiftAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 2AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Software CollectionsAffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Virtualization 4AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2021:3073, RHSA-2021:3074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2021:3639
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2021:3638
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2931, RHSA-2021:2932
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2931, RHSA-2021:2932
Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2021:2931, RHSA-2021:2932
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-27290
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vx3p-948g-6vhq

References

Exploit 2

Patch 2

Advisory 1

Other 7

Sources

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