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CVE-2026-77420: JLine: ReDoS via `HISTORY_IGNORE` Configuration Variable

September 23, 2026

The JLine3 HISTORY_IGNORE variable is converted into a Java regular expression with only partial escaping. As a result, regex metacharacters other than * and : are passed through to the regex engine. A crafted value such as (a+)+b can cause catastrophic backtracking each time a command line is added to history, hanging the reader thread at high CPU.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-5q95-hrpc-m3w3
  • github.com/jline/jline3/commit/1d5fc3099e77938b971e197211cad2d4fbb17541
  • github.com/jline/jline3/commit/341ee69ccc57b7733c1b40d6993219b64b3206ae
  • github.com/jline/jline3/pull/2012
  • github.com/jline/jline3/pull/2018
  • github.com/jline/jline3/releases/tag/4.3.1
  • github.com/jline/jline3/releases/tag/jline-3.30.15
  • github.com/jline/jline3/security/advisories/GHSA-5q95-hrpc-m3w3
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77420

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.30.15, all versions starting from 4.0.0 before 4.3.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.30.15
  • 4.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 3.30.15, 4.3.1 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-1333: Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity

Source file

maven/org.jline/jline-reader/CVE-2026-77420.yml

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