A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the Segment is-email…
Priority LOW 35CWE-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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
A ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) flaw was found in the Segment is-email package before 1.0.1 for Node.js. An attacker that is able to provide crafted input to the isEmail(input) function may cause an application to consume an excessive amount of CPU.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0099 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed is-email (npm): 1.0.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | is-email (npm) | before 1.0.1 | 1.0.1 | Patch available | GHSA-j377-2x76-558h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- is-email (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.1 Fixed in 1.0.1 Patch available GHSA-j377-2x76-558h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-j377-2x76-558h is-email (npm) Fixed in 1.0.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-36716
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j377-2x76-558h
References
Sources
- CVE-2021-36716 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-36716 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j377-2x76-558h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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