CVE-2026-93690
Severity CVSS v4.0:
HIGH
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
18/09/2026
Last modified:
22/09/2026
Description
uri-js through 4.4.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the removeDotSegments function that loops infinitely when a path segment begins with Unicode line or paragraph separators. Attackers can trigger this by calling removeDotSegments directly or through normalize/resolve functions with IRI handling enabled, causing the Node.js event loop to block indefinitely until heap exhaustion.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
8.70
Severity 4.0
HIGH
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/blob/4.4.0/src/uri.ts#L349
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/blob/4.4.0/src/uri.ts#L352-L376
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/issues/105
- https://www.npmjs.com/package/uri-js/v/4.4.1
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/uri-js-through-4.4.1-denial-of-service-via-removedotsegments
- https://github.com/garycourt/uri-js/issues/105