CVE-2026-21717

A flaw was found in V8's string hashing mechanism within Node.js. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting requests containing integer-like strings. These specially crafted strings cause predictable hash collisions in V8's internal string table, particularly when processed by functions like JSON.parse() on attacker-controlled input. This can significantly degrade the performance of the Node.js process, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

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Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.