CVE-2026-61619: coreruleset · ReDoS
Affects corerulesetSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in 4.28.0 : patch coreruleset soon.
Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (GitHub_M) | CVSS 4.0 | 8.8 |
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- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.28.0, 4.25.1, 3.3.10
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 11 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade coreruleset to 4.28.0, 4.25.1 or 3.3.10.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| corerulesetcoreruleset | Affected
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| corerulesetcoreruleset | Affected
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| corerulesetcoreruleset | Affected
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AI-suggested
This vulnerability has been patched in OWASP CRS versions 3.3.10, 4.25.1, and 4.28.0. Users should upgrade to one of these fixed versions to remediate the issue. No additional mitigation actions are required beyond applying the official fixes.
Description
CVE-2026-61619 is a high-severity vulnerability in the OWASP Core Rule Set (CRS) affecting versions prior to 3.3.10, 4.25.1, and 4.28.0. It involves inefficient regular expression complexity leading to a regular-expression denial of service (ReDoS) condition. An unauthenticated attacker can send a crafted request that triggers excessive backtracking in PCRE2, causing the regex engine to exceed its backtracking limit. This results in an error from the regex operator, which bypasses detection and causes CPU denial of service. The issue has been fixed in the specified versions.
References
- github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/security/advisories/GHSA-f5qm-3h4p-8qhg (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/commit/4665b6d7a79a81aa8a802ef3c901d69491c009a4 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/commit/6083611d00291e85ab7b587e96577deb53ed9cac (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/coreruleset/coreruleset/commit/e3b612a909532dcc8d056c01ac04b31117b71505 (opens in a new tab)