CVE-2026-77422 (CVSS 7.5)

Description

JLine is a Java library for handling console input. From 3.0.0 until 3.30.15 and 4.3.1, the JLine built-in grep command in builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/PosixCommands.java accepts a user-controlled regular expression in grep(...) and, unless line-regexp mode is used, automatically adds a dot-star prefix and suffix before compiling it with Java's backtracking regular expression engine. The wrapping expands the backtracking search space, so a short nested-quantifier expression evaluated against non-matching input can consume excessive CPU and indefinitely block a command worker, including in remotely exposed shell sessions. This issue is fixed in versions 3.30.15 and 4.3.1.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0050

Probability of exploitation

0.41%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-1333 CWE-1333

References

Other References

https://github.com/jline/jline3/commit/1d5fc3099e77938b971e197211cad2d4fbb17541 https://github.com/jline/jline3/commit/341ee69ccc57b7733c1b40d6993219b64b3206ae https://github.com/jline/jline3/pull/2012 https://github.com/jline/jline3/pull/2018 https://github.com/jline/jline3/releases/tag/4.3.1 https://github.com/jline/jline3/releases/tag/jline-3.30.15 https://github.com/jline/jline3/security/advisories/GHSA-r2xf-8xr9-62gw https://github.com/jline/jline3/security/advisories/GHSA-r2xf-8xr9-62gw

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-77422? +

JLine is a Java library for handling console input. From 3.0.0 until 3.30.15 and 4.3.1, the JLine built-in grep command in builtins/src/main/java/org/jline/builtins/PosixCommands.java accepts a user-controlled regular expression in grep(...) and, unless line-regexp mode is used, automatically adds a dot-star prefix and suffix before compiling it with Java's backtracking regular expression engine. The wrapping expands the backtracking search space, so a short nested-quantifier expression evaluated against non-matching input can consume excessive CPU and indefinitely block a command worker, including in remotely exposed shell sessions. This issue is fixed in versions 3.30.15 and 4.3.1. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-77422? +

CVE-2026-77422 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0050, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-77422? +

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