Is braces 2.3 vulnerable?

npm · 3 releases from 2.3.0 to 2.3.2 · latest braces is 3.0.3 · checked 2 Nov 2026

Yes: 1 known advisory

Yes. braces 2.3.2, the last 2.3 release, is affected by 1 known security advisory (1 high), including CVE-2024-4068. 1 more affects earlier 2.3.x releases. Upgrade to 3.0.3 or later to fix all of them.

Upgrade with:npm install braces@3.0.3

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Advisories affecting braces 2.3.2

  • HighCVE-2024-4068GHSA-grv7-fg5c-xmjg14 May 2024

    Uncontrolled resource consumption in braces

    Affected
    <3.0.3
    Fixed in
    3.0.3

Fixed within 2.3.x, affecting earlier releases

  • LowCVE-2018-1109GHSA-cwfw-4gq5-mrqx6 Jan 2022

    Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) in braces

    Affected
    >=2.2.0 <2.3.1
    Fixed in
    2.3.1

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Other braces versions

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