CVE-2016-10540: Minimatch Project Minimatch

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Minimatch Project Minimatch: up to and including 3.0.1

Published 2018-05-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.