{"id":"CVE-2026-69152","title":"brace-expansion: DoS via unbounded intermediate arrays, bypassing the CVE-2026-14257 mitigation (CVE-2026-69152)","summary":"A flaw was found in the brace-expansion library. The `expand()` function does not apply `maxLength` when constructing comma-alternative intermediate arrays or padded sequences, allowing attacker-controlled input to exhaust memory or block …","severity":"high","cvss":7.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-770","CWE-400"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)","affected":["cryostat 4","exploit_intelligence","migration_toolkit_for_applications 8","migration_toolkit_for_containers","node_healthcheck_operator","openshift_lightspeed","openshift_pipelines","amq_broker 7","ansible_automation_platform 2","build_of_apache_camel_hawtio 4","build_of_apicurio_registry 3","build_of_podman_desktop","ceph_storage 4","connectivity_link 1","directory_server 11","directory_server 12","directory_server 13","edge_manager 1","enterprise_linux 10","enterprise_linux 8","enterprise_linux 9","enterprise_linux_ai_rhel_ai 3","fuse 7","hardened_images","jboss_enterprise_application_platform 8","openshift_ai_rhoai","openshift_data_foundation 4","openshift_dev_spaces","openshift_gitops","quay 3","single_sign_on 7","trusted_profile_analyzer","secrets_management_console_for_red_hat_openshift","self_service_automation_portal 2","enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_10_0","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8","enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_9_6","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_extensions_channel_v_10"],"patched":["enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_10_0","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8","enterprise_linux_appstream_eus_v_9_6","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_extensions_channel_v_10","advanced_cluster_security 4.9","advanced_cluster_security_for_kubernetes 4.10","advanced_cluster_security_for_kubernetes 4.11","ansible_automation_platform 2.1","ansible_automation_platform 2.2","ansible_automation_platform 2.5","ansible_automation_platform 2.6","developer_hub 1.10","discovery 2","hardened_images","openshift_ai 3.4","openshift_container_platform 4.20","openshift_container_platform 4.21","openshift_container_platform 4.22","openshift_dev_spaces 3.30","openshift_service_mesh 3.0","openshift_service_mesh 3.1","openshift_service_mesh 3.2","openshift_service_mesh 3.3","openshift_service_mesh 3.4","quay 3.15","satellite 6.18","satellite 6.19"],"published":"2026-08-03","updated":"2026-09-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-08T09:55:28+00:00","source":"CSAF","sourceUrl":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-69152.json","references":[{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-69152.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-69152"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2510722"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-69152"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-69152"},{"url":"https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/139d015104e71433ad52a41d19467c48ecbb2c7d"},{"url":"https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/1e30c930238d7162802d88a94189182def178dac"},{"url":"https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/688a99eeaab02627c2b89ba8ba4821fecfa659cf"},{"url":"https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/commit/cb4b9e47cc2ec777c14b2b4492fb431a56f6a031"},{"url":"https://github.com/juliangruber/brace-expansion/security/advisories/GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64817"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61374"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55541"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52841"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58819"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54530"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54371"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62416"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55601"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55603"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59202"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59203"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59204"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56338"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56357"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59159"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:59155"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61721"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62851"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895"}],"tags":["csaf","vex","red-hat","ghsa","npm"],"epss":0.00623,"epssPercentile":0.48199,"aliases":["GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895"],"ecosystem":"npm","ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T17:27:07.903Z","slug":"CVE-2026-69152","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in the brace-expansion library. The `expand()` function does not apply `maxLength` when constructing comma-alternative intermediate arrays or padded sequences, allowing attacker-controlled input to exhaust memory or block the event loop, resulting in a denial of service. This issue is due to an incomplete mitigation of CVE-2026-14257.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **RHSA-2026:64817** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-09-08 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64817)\n- **RHSA-2026:61374** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0) · released 2026-08-31 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61374)\n- **RHSA-2026:55541** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-08-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55541)\n- **RHSA-2026:52841** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-08-10 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52841)\n- **RHSA-2026:58819** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) · released 2026-08-24 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:58819)\n- **RHSA-2026:54530** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-08-13 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54530)\n- **RHSA-2026:54371** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) · released 2026-08-12 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54371)\n- **RHSA-2026:62416** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6) · released 2026-09-02 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62416)\n- **RHSA-2026:55601** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-08-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55601)\n- **RHSA-2026:55603** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) · released 2026-08-17 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55603)\n- **RHSA-2026:57590** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extensions Channel (v. 10) · released 2026-08-20 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590)\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Cryostat 4, Exploit Intelligence, Migration Toolkit for Applications 8, Migration Toolkit for Containers, Node HealthCheck Operator, OpenShift Lightspeed, … · no fix planned: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2, Red Hat Directory Server 11, Red Hat Directory Server 12, Red Hat Directory Server 13, … · updated 2026-09-08 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-69152.json)\n\n**brace-expansion: DoS via unbounded intermediate arrays, bypassing the CVE-2026-14257 mitigation** — rated Important by Red Hat. Released 2026-08-03, updated 2026-09-08.\n\nAffected:\n\n- Cryostat 4\n- Exploit Intelligence\n- Migration Toolkit for Applications 8\n- Migration Toolkit for Containers\n- Node HealthCheck Operator\n- OpenShift Lightspeed\n- OpenShift Pipelines\n- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2\n- Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4\n- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3\n- Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop\n- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4\n- Red Hat Connectivity Link 1\n- Red Hat Directory Server 11\n- Red Hat Directory Server 12\n- Red Hat Directory Server 13\n- Red Hat Edge Manager 1\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3\n- Red Hat Fuse 7\n- Red Hat Hardened Images\n- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8\n- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)\n- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4\n- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces\n- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps\n- Red Hat Quay 3\n- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7\n- Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer\n- Secrets Management Console for Red Hat OpenShift\n- Self-service automation portal 2\n\nFixed:\n\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10)\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extensions Channel (v. 10)\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.10\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.11\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.1\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.2\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6\n- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10\n- Red Hat Discovery 2\n- Red Hat Hardened Images\n- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4\n- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20\n- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21\n- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.22\n- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces 3.30\n- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0\n- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1\n- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2\n- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3\n- Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.4\n- Red Hat Quay 3.15\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.18\n- Red Hat Satellite 6.19\n\nNo fix planned:\n\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2\n- Red Hat Directory Server 11\n- Red Hat Directory Server 12\n- Red Hat Directory Server 13\n- Red Hat Fuse 7\n- Red Hat Hardened Images\n- Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4\n- Secrets Management Console for Red Hat OpenShift\n- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4\n- Cryostat 4\n- Exploit Intelligence\n- Migration Toolkit for Applications 8\n- Migration Toolkit for Containers\n- Node HealthCheck Operator\n- OpenShift Lightspeed\n- OpenShift Pipelines\n- Red Hat AMQ Broker 7\n- Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4\n- Red Hat build of Apicurio Registry 3\n- Red Hat Build of Podman Desktop\n- Red Hat Connectivity Link 1\n- Red Hat Edge Manager 1\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9\n- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) 3\n- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8\n- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)\n- Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces\n- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps\n- Red Hat Quay 3\n- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7\n- Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer\n- Self-service automation portal 2\n\nNot affected:\n\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.10\n- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.11\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5\n- Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.6\n- Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10\n- Red Hat Discovery 2\n- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4\n- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.20\n- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.21\n\n## Remediation\n\nFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:\n\nhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:64817\nFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:\n\nhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61374\nFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:\n\nhttps://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:55541\n\nWorkarounds / mitigations:\n\n- To mitigate this vulnerability, do not pass untrusted input to the expand() function.\n\n## Package advisory (CVE-2026-69152)\n\nAffected packages:\n\n- `brace-expansion < 1.1.18`\n- `brace-expansion >= 2.0.0, < 2.1.4`\n- `brace-expansion >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.6`\n- `brace-expansion >= 4.0.0, < 5.0.9`\n\nPatched in:\n\n- `brace-expansion 1.1.18`\n- `brace-expansion 2.1.4`\n- `brace-expansion 3.0.6`\n- `brace-expansion 5.0.9`\n\nSource: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rgw5-rvv9-x895","depth":"twilight","depthScore":41,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":41.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}