node-re2 provides RE2 regular expression bindings for Node.js. Prior to version 1.26.1, passing a Buffer whose final bytes form a truncated (incomplete) multi-byte UTF-8 sequence could cause the native binding to read past the end of the allocated buffer while attempting to decode the final, incomplete code point. This could result in an out-of-bounds read and potential disclosure of adjacent memory contents. This issue is fixed in version 1.26.1.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-j4r3-hg7j-8chg node-re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in `replace`/`split` via a `Buffer` ending in a truncated multi-byte UTF-8 character → adjacent heap memory disclosed to JavaScript
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Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:15:00 +0000

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threat_severity

Moderate


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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description node-re2 provides RE2 regular expression bindings for Node.js. Prior to version 1.26.1, passing a Buffer whose final bytes form a truncated (incomplete) multi-byte UTF-8 sequence could cause the native binding to read past the end of the allocated buffer while attempting to decode the final, incomplete code point. This could result in an out-of-bounds read and potential disclosure of adjacent memory contents. This issue is fixed in version 1.26.1.
Title node-re2: Out-of-bounds heap read in `replace`/`split` via a `Buffer` ending in a truncated multi-byte UTF-8 character → adjacent heap memory disclosed to JavaScript
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-07T17:08:50.825Z

Reserved: 2026-08-06T19:56:23.726Z

Link: CVE-2026-71498

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T14:57:21.210Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-06T22:18:32.207

Modified: 2026-08-07T18:17:24.000

Link: CVE-2026-71498

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-08-06T21:26:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-71498 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-07T01:00:05Z

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