What is CVE-2016-10527?

CVE-2016-10527 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Riot-Compiler Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-10527?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-10527 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in HackerOne Riot-Compiler Node Module

CVE-2016-10527

The riot-compiler version version 2.3.21 has an issue in a regex (Catastrophic Backtracking) thats make it unusable under certain conditions.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2018-05-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.016 (74.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 74.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000

Affected products

HackerOne Riot-Compiler Node Module — versions 2.3.21
Riot.js Riot-Compiler — versions 2.3.21

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

nodesecurity.io/advisories/86 (Third Party Advisory)
github.com/riot/compiler/issues/46 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10527?: CVE-2016-10527 is a high-severity vulnerability in HackerOne Riot-Compiler Node Module, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-10527?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-10527 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.