GHSA-8HCV-X26H-MCGP node-re2: String.prototype.replace(re2, template) aborts the Node process (uncatchable ToLocalChecked on empty MaybeLocal) when the result exceeds V8's max string length

Description WrappedRE2::Replace builds the replacement result and hands it to V8 with .ToLocalChecked without checking for the empty MaybeLocal that V8 returns when the string/buffer exceeds its maximum length: lib/replace.cc v1.24.1: cpp // L553 — Buffer return path...

node-re2: String.prototype.replace(re2, template) aborts the Node process (uncatchable ToLocalChecked on empty MaybeLocal) when the result exceeds V8's max string length

Description WrappedRE2::Replace builds the replacement result and hands it to V8 with .ToLocalChecked without checking for the empty MaybeLocal that V8 returns when the string/buffer exceeds its maximum length: lib/replace.cc v1.24.1: cpp // L553 — Buffer return path...

CVE-2026-71430

node-re2 provides RE2 bindings for Node.js. Prior to version 1.25.1, WrappedRE2::Replace could build a replacement result that exceeded V8’s maximum string length and call ToLocalChecked without checking the empty MaybeLocal. In such cases, a global replace with an output-amplifying template coul...