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CVE-2026-45367: HAPI FHIR: ReDoS via FHIRPath matches()/replaceMatches() in FHIR Validator HTTP Endpoint

May 18, 2026

All implementations of FHIRPathEngine accept arbitrary FHIRPath expressions and evaluate them without input validation. The FHIRPath functions matches(), matchesFull(), and replaceMatches() pass user-controlled regular expressions directly to Java’s Pattern.compile() and String.replaceAll() without complexity checks or timeouts. An attacker can send a resource containing an evil regex pattern that causes catastrophic backtracking, exhausting system resources, and causing Denial-of-Service.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-3653-68v6-rq57
  • github.com/hapifhir/org.hl7.fhir.core/security/advisories/GHSA-3653-68v6-rq57
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45367

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Affected versions

All versions before 6.9.7

Fixed versions

  • 6.9.7

Solution

Upgrade to version 6.9.7 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Source file

maven/ca.uhn.hapi.fhir/org.hl7.fhir.dstu3/CVE-2026-45367.yml

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