Vulnerability in Sveltejs Kit

CVE-2026-66062

SvelteKit is a framework for rapidly developing robust, performant web applications using Svelte. Prior to 2.70.2, the content negotiation header parser used by SvelteKit's request handling (for headers such as Accept) uses a regular expression vulnerable to quadratic backtracking, so a maliciously crafted header value can cause excessive CPU consumption and degrade or deny service. Version 2.70.2 fixes the issue.

Vulnerability class: ReDoS (Regular Expression Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.003 (21.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-66062?
CVE-2026-66062 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Sveltejs Kit, classified under Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-66062?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.