CVE-2026-57584: Phalcon: Catastrophic backtracking (ReDoS) in the default Phalcon Router route lead to remote unauthenticated DoS

high Affects phalcon/cphalcon. Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published 2026-08-28.

Phalcon: Catastrophic backtracking (ReDoS) in the default Phalcon Router route lead to remote unauthenticated DoS

Package: phalcon/cphalcon Composer
Affected versions: <5.15.0
Fixed in: 5.15.0
Severity: high
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (44.9th percentile)
Published: 2026-08-28
Source: osv.dev

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