# CVE-2025-65122: youtube-regex vulnerable to Regex Denial of Service

> Attackers can cause denial of service in applications using the youtube-regex npm package via specially crafted input.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 May 2026
- **Updated:** 7 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vpxx-h23g-gxh2

## What is CVE-2025-65122?

CVE-2025-65122 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Regex Denial of Service in youtube-regex npm package through version 1.0.5.

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-65122?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including youtube-regex.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `youtube-regex` | npm | All versions to 1.0.5 | None |
| `youtube-regex` | npm | All versions to 1.0.5 | None |

## How do I fix CVE-2025-65122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-65122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-65122 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65122 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-65122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-65122 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-65122 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- youtube-regex (npm): affected all versions up to 1.0.5; no fix listed
- youtube-regex (npm): affected all versions up to 1.0.5; no fix listed

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-65122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-65122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-65122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.