CVE-2025-5890: actions toolkit glob internal-pattern.ts globEscape redos

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in actions toolkit 0.5.0. This affects the function globEscape of the file toolkit/packages/glob/src/internal-pattern.ts of the component glob. The manipulation leads to inefficient regular expression complexity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

CVSS vector

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

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Low

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

TO

toolkit · actions

0.5.0 · source: vendor