CVE-2026-45822
Description
A flaw was found in the decode-uri-component library. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by submitting specially crafted input. The decode() function, when processing a large number of encoded URI components, consumes excessive CPU resources, which can lead to the application becoming unresponsive and unavailable.
Statement
A denial of service flaw was found in the decode-uri-component npm package. The decode() function exhibits super-linear time complexity when processing input containing many percent-encoded sequences, allowing an attacker to cause significant CPU consumption and event-loop blocking. In Red Hat products where this package is bundled (OpenShift Console, Quay, Pipelines, RHOAI, and others), exploitation requires that attacker-controlled input containing crafted percent-encoded strings reaches the decode() function without prior length validation. Red Hat rates this as Moderate severity since the impact is limited to availability with no confidentiality or integrity impact, consistent with the CNA's CVSS 4.0 assessment of 6.6 Medium.
Mitigation
Validate and limit the length of any user-controlled input before passing it to decode-uri-component's decode() function. Inputs containing more than approximately 200 percent-encoded tokens (e.g. '%ab' sequences) can trigger noticeable delays. Reject or truncate URI components exceeding a reasonable length threshold before decoding. A fix exists in the upstream repository (commit fa479daf) but has not yet been included in an npm release.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 7.5 | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Network | N/A | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | N/A | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | N/A | N/A |
| User Interaction | None | N/A | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | N/A | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | N/A | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | None | N/A | N/A |
| Availability Impact | High | N/A | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); Reduce Performance
This issue can make the product perform more slowly. If an attacker can influence the number of iterations in the loop, then this performance problem might allow a denial of service by consuming more platform resources than intended.
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