CVE-2026-27601
medium
CVSS v3
5.9
CVSS v4 NEW
8.2
VIR risk
5.9
Description
Underscore has unlimited recursion in _.flatten and _.isEqual, potential for DoS attack
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
69%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.13.8~dfsg+~1.13.0-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.13.8~dfsg+~1.13.0-1 |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | underscore | <1.13.8 | 1.13.8 |
| NPM | underscore | <= 1.13.7 | 1.13.8 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| underscorejs | underscore | {"endExcluding":"1.13.8"} | 1.13.8 |
References
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/commit/411e222eb0ca5d570cc4f6315c02c05b830ed2b4
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/commit/a6e23ae9647461ec33ad9f92a2ecfc220eea0a84
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/security/advisories/GHSA-qpx9-hpmf-5gmw
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27601
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore/issues/3011
- https://github.com/jashkenas/underscore
- https://underscorejs.org/#1.13.8
- https://underscorejs.org/#flatten
- https://underscorejs.org/#isEqual
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-27601.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-27601
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qpx9-hpmf-5gmw
CWEs
CWE-770
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.