Inefficient regular expression complexity in Nautobot - CVE-2026-44796

 

Inefficient regular expression complexity in Nautobot - CVE-2026-44796

Published: May 11, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU130972
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-44796
CWE-ID: CWE-1333
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Nautobot
Software vendor:
Nautobot

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to cause a denial of service.

The vulnerability exists due to inefficient regular expression complexity in object bulk rename UI endpoints when processing a crafted regular expression in the find field with the use_regex flag enabled. A remote user can send a specially crafted request to cause a denial of service.

The issue can result in application-wide impact.


Remediation

Install security update from vendor's website.

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