CVE-2020-8251

Node.js < 14.11.0 is vulnerable to HTTP denial of service (DoS) attacks based on delayed requests submission which can make the server unable to accept new connections.

• CWE-400
• CWE-400

• https://hackerone.com/reports/868834Permissions Required
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/Third Party Advisory
• https://hackerone.com/reports/868834Permissions Required
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4OOYAMJVLLCLXDTHW3V5UXNULZBBK4O6/
• https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/september-2020-security-releases/Vendor Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-07Third Party Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20201009-0004/Third Party Advisory

Published

Sep 18, 2020

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

• How Strix found a critical auth bypass in etcdStrix autonomously discovered a critical authentication bypass in etcd, later designated CVE-2026-33413.
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