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CVE-2016-10540

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.74%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-05-31 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It affects Java.

CVE
CVE-2016-10540
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.74%
Java

Original NVD Description

Minimatch is a minimal matching utility that works by converting glob expressions into JavaScript `RegExp` objects. The primary function, `minimatch(path, pattern)` in Minimatch 3.0.1 and earlier is vulnerable to ReDoS in the `pattern` parameter.

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