https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=111713
Bug ID: 111713 Summary: libstdc++ accepts regular expression Product: gcc Version: 14.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: libstdc++ Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: hewillk at gmail dot com Target Milestone: --- #include <regex> #include <iostream> #include <cassert> int main() { std::regex invalid_re("AAA\\s*(\\w+*)"); // should throw std::smatch match; std::string str("AAA BBB"); assert(std::regex_match(str, match, invalid_re)); std::cout << match[1] << "\n"; // libstdc++ prints BBB } https://godbolt.org/z/1zrv1Wf71