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CVE-2026-48038: joi has an uncaught RangeError on deeply nested input through recursive `link()` schemas

June 11, 2026 (updated June 12, 2026)

Denial of service via untrapped exception in services validating user-supplied JSON / object input with recursive link schemas.

The blast radius depends on how the application invokes joi:

  • Highest impact: validate() called without try/catch in a request handler would cause an unhandled exception, potentially crashing the process.
  • Lower impact: validateAsync() or validate() inside a try/catch, the validation fails, but the error type is RangeError rather than a structured ValidationError, complicating error handling.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-q7cg-457f-vx79
  • github.com/hapijs/joi/commit/2392713d3e9dd91ba752ac0c96e0eaf3d24b9a11
  • github.com/hapijs/joi/pull/3113
  • github.com/hapijs/joi/security/advisories/GHSA-q7cg-457f-vx79
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48038

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 17.13.4, all versions starting from 18.0.0 before 18.2.1

Fixed versions

  • 17.13.4
  • 18.2.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 17.13.4, 18.2.1 or above.

Impact 5.3 MEDIUM

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-248: Uncaught Exception
  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

npm/joi/CVE-2026-48038.yml

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