Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension downloads config.json over HTTP and compiles server-provided patterns as JavaScript regular expressions via new RegExp() without complexity validation. An on-path attacker can inject specific patterns to cause catastrophic backtracking, resulting in denial of service on all browsing.
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References
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| https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/595768 |
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History
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:45:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-400 |
Wed, 03 Jun 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Version 3.0.7 of the Securly Chrome Extension downloads config.json over HTTP and compiles server-provided patterns as JavaScript regular expressions via new RegExp() without complexity validation. An on-path attacker can inject specific patterns to cause catastrophic backtracking, resulting in denial of service on all browsing. | |
| Title | CVE-2026-8888 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-03T18:18:13.249Z
Reserved: 2026-05-18T20:40:05.298Z
Link: CVE-2026-8888
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-03T19:16:39.807
Modified: 2026-06-03T19:16:39.807
Link: CVE-2026-8888
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-06-03T20:30:36Z
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