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CVE-2026-55520

HIGH LOW Protego GHSA

Exploit verdict: No active-exploit signal

CVSS Score
8
Severity
HIGH
EPSS
0%
Source
GHSA

Summary

Protego has exponential backtracking ReDoS in robots.txt URL wildcard matching

What this means

CVE-2026-55520 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Protego, rated CVSS 8. The EPSS model estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Published August 29, 2026.

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