CVE-2026-93690

uri-js through 4.4.1 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the removeDotSegments function that loops infinitely when a path segment begins with Unicode line or paragraph separators. Attackers can trigger this by calling removeDotSegments directly or through normalize/resolve functions with IRI handling enabled, causing the Node.js event loop to block indefinitely until heap exhaustion.

  • Published Sep 18, 2026
  • CVSS 8.7 high
  • 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-93690 at the National Vulnerability Database