diff --git a/v2rayN/ServiceLib.Tests/Helper/RegexGuardTests.cs b/v2rayN/ServiceLib.Tests/Helper/RegexGuardTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..261599c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/v2rayN/ServiceLib.Tests/Helper/RegexGuardTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+namespace ServiceLib.Tests.Helper;
+
+public class RegexGuardTests
+{
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IsRegexMatch_NormalPattern_ShouldMatch()
+    {
+        await Utils.IsRegexMatch("HK-node-01", "HK|香港").Should().BeTrue();
+        await Utils.IsRegexMatch("JP-node-01", "HK|香港").Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IsRegexMatch_EmptyPattern_ShouldPassThrough()
+    {
+        await Utils.IsRegexMatch("anything", "").Should().BeTrue();
+        await Utils.IsRegexMatch("anything", null).Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IsRegexMatch_InvalidPattern_ShouldFailOpen()
+    {
+        await Utils.IsRegexMatch("node-01", "([unclosed").Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Test]
+    public async Task IsRegexMatch_EvilPattern_ShouldTimeoutAndFailOpen()
+    {
+        var sw = System.Diagnostics.Stopwatch.StartNew();
+        var result = Utils.IsRegexMatch(new string('a', 30) + "!", "(a+)+$");
+        sw.Stop();
+
+        await result.Should().BeTrue();
+        await (sw.Elapsed < TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)).Should().BeTrue().Because(
+            $"evil pattern must be cut off by timeout, took {sw.Elapsed}");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Common/Utils.cs b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Common/Utils.cs
index daecda93..8a2e4c8b 100644
--- a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Common/Utils.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Common/Utils.cs
@@ -726,6 +726,40 @@ public class Utils
         return false;
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Regex match with a timeout guard. Filter patterns can come from user
+    /// input or subscription content while the tested text (remarks, log
+    /// messages) is attacker-influenced, so an evil pattern like (a+)+$
+    /// would otherwise hang the caller (ReDoS). On timeout or invalid
+    /// pattern, fail open (return true) so no node/message is silently
+    /// dropped; the incident is logged.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsRegexMatch(string? input, string? pattern, int timeoutSeconds = 2)
+    {
+        if (pattern.IsNullOrEmpty())
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (input.IsNullOrEmpty())
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+        try
+        {
+            return Regex.IsMatch(input, pattern, RegexOptions.None, TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutSeconds));
+        }
+        catch (RegexMatchTimeoutException ex)
+        {
+            Logging.SaveLog("IsRegexMatch timeout", ex);
+            return true;
+        }
+        catch (ArgumentException ex)
+        {
+            Logging.SaveLog("IsRegexMatch invalid pattern", ex);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
     #endregion Data Checks
 
     #region Speed Test
diff --git a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Handler/ConfigHandler.cs b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Handler/ConfigHandler.cs
index 94b87f10..b9b27dbb 100644
--- a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Handler/ConfigHandler.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Handler/ConfigHandler.cs
@@ -1528,7 +1528,7 @@ public static class ConfigHandler
                     p != null &&
                     p.IsValid() &&
                     (!p.ConfigType.IsComplexType() || p.ConfigType == EConfigType.Outbound) &&
-                    (extraItem.Filter.IsNullOrEmpty() || Regex.IsMatch(p.Remarks, extraItem.Filter))
+                    Utils.IsRegexMatch(p.Remarks, extraItem.Filter)
                 )
                 .ToList() ?? [];
             if (matchedChildProfiles.Count == 0)
@@ -1667,7 +1667,7 @@ public static class ConfigHandler
             //exist sub items //filter
             if (isSub && subid.IsNotEmpty() && subFilter.IsNotEmpty())
             {
-                if (!Regex.IsMatch(profileItem.Remarks, subFilter))
+                if (!Utils.IsRegexMatch(profileItem.Remarks, subFilter))
                 {
                     continue;
                 }
diff --git a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Manager/GroupProfileManager.cs b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Manager/GroupProfileManager.cs
index 0a6f711b..97cbec78 100644
--- a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Manager/GroupProfileManager.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/Manager/GroupProfileManager.cs
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public class GroupProfileManager
                 p != null &&
                 p.IsValid() &&
                 (!p.ConfigType.IsComplexType() || p.ConfigType == EConfigType.Outbound) &&
-                (extra.Filter.IsNullOrEmpty() || Regex.IsMatch(p.Remarks, extra.Filter))
+                Utils.IsRegexMatch(p.Remarks, extra.Filter)
             )
             .ToList() ?? [];
     }
diff --git a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/ViewModels/MsgViewModel.cs b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/ViewModels/MsgViewModel.cs
index 5f244766..2a1b2fea 100644
--- a/v2rayN/ServiceLib/ViewModels/MsgViewModel.cs
+++ b/v2rayN/ServiceLib/ViewModels/MsgViewModel.cs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public partial class MsgViewModel : MyReactiveObject
         {
             try
             {
-                if (!Regex.IsMatch(msg, MsgFilter))
+                if (!Utils.IsRegexMatch(msg, MsgFilter))
                 {
                     return;
                 }