Npm · Linkify-It · CVE-2026-59887
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
linkify-it versions prior to 5.0.2
Confluence Data Center versions 9.0.1, 9.1.0, 9.2.0, 9.3.1, 9.4.0, 9.5.1, 10.1.2, and 10.2.0
**Description**
A Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) exists in the `mailto:` schema validator. When using the `.test()` or `.match()` functions, the validator is triggered at every occurrence of `mailto:`. The `src email name` variable in `lib/re.mjs` greedily scans the remaining input text, leading to quadratic O(n^2) CPU consumption. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by providing crafted user text, such as repeated `mailto:` strings, which can block the single-threaded event loop for several seconds and make the service unavailable.
**Recommendations**
Update linkify-it to version 5.0.2.
For Confluence Data Center 9.2, upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 9.2.23.
For Confluence Data Center 10.2, upgrade to a release greater than or equal to 10.2.15.