Colord: Slow rejection of oversized malformed color strings (CVE-2026-85062) | HOL Guard CVE

Unknown severity · Source severity not reportedCVE-2026-85062

Colord: Slow rejection of oversized malformed color strings

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-85062 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in Colord: Slow rejection of oversized malformed color strings. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps omgovich/colord (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 3, 2026Updated Sep 3, 2026Source checked Sep 3, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 3, 2026Material review Sep 3, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Unknown severitySource severity not reported
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

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Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps omgovich/colord (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
omgovich/colordgeneric	< 2.9.4	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for omgovich/colord.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 3, 2026
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Source modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 3, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Colord is a tiny yet powerful tool for high-performance color manipulations and conversions. Prior to 2.9.4, synchronous CSS color string matchers in src/colorModels/rgbString.ts, src/colorModels/hslString.ts, src/colorModels/hwbString.ts, src/colorModels/lchString.ts, and src/colorModels/cmykString.ts use the ambiguous numeric regular expression ([+-]?\d*.?\d+), allowing the same digits to be divided between overlapping quantifiers in quadratically many ways when malformed input is rejected. An attacker who can supply an unbounded color string to colord(), getFormat(), isEqual(), mix(), or contrast(), including through a request body, JSON field, or uploaded stylesheet, can block the processing thread with a multi-kilobyte payload. The affected matchers are parseRgbaString, parseHslaString, parseHwbaString, parseLchaString, and parseCmykaString. This issue is fixed in version 2.9.4.

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