CVE-2026-11478 MEDIUM

CVE-2026-11478: kokke tiny-regex-c Pattern re.c matchstar redos

Vendor Kokke
Product tiny-regex-c
Weakness CWE-1333
Published June 8, 2026
Last update June 8, 2026

CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw has been found in kokke tiny-regex-c up to f2632c6d9ed25272987471cdb8b70395c2460bdb. This vulnerability affects the function matchstar of the file re.c of the component Pattern Handler. This manipulation causes inefficient regular expression complexity. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. This product adopts a rolling release strategy to maintain continuous delivery. Therefore, version details for affected or updated releases cannot be specified. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 8, 2026 CVE published
June 8, 2026 Record updated