🛡️ CVE-2026-14257 on npm (Root.io) — brace-expansion

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

CVE-2026-14257 in brace-expansion - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-14257 in the brace-expansion package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2026-14257 as tracked by npm (Root.io), for the package brace-expansion. The fix is available in version 5.0.4-root.io.4; earlier versions remain affected.

Affected software

ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-14257 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • @rootio/brace-expansion (fixed in 5.0.4-root.io.4)
  • brace-expansion (fixed in 5.0.4-aikido.4)

Timeline and source

Published on 3 August 2026 and last revised on 9 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2026-08-03
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-08-09
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
@rootio/brace-expansion — 5.0.4-root.io.4
brace-expansion — 5.0.4-aikido.4

References

N/A

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