Is there a public exploit for CVE-2024-4068?

No public exploit for CVE-2024-4068 was found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei templates or public proof-of-concept repositories. That is an absence of evidence rather than proof that none exists.

How severe is CVE-2024-4068?

CVE-2024-4068 scores CVSS 7.5 (v3.1), rated high. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%.

What does CVE-2024-4068 affect?

CVE-2024-4068 affects micromatch braces.

7.5 High

The NPM package braces, versions prior to 3.0.3, fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory…

CVE-2024-4068

The NPM package braces, versions prior to 3.0.3, fails to limit the number of characters it can handle, which could lead to Memory Exhaustion. In lib/parse.js, if a malicious user sends "imbalanced braces" as input, the parsing will enter a loop, which will cause the program to start allocating heap memory without freeing it at any moment of the loop. Eventually, the JavaScript heap limit is reached, and the program will crash.

Assessment

CVSS: 7.5 (v3.1)
Severity: High
EPSS: 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 13 May 2024
Last updated: 17 June 2026
Affected: micromatch · braces
Weakness: CWE-1050, CWE-400
Assigner: 596c5446-0ce5-4ba2-aa66-48b3b757a647

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

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