CVE-2026-8159
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CVE-2026-8159 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. multiparty@4.2.3 and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via regular expression backtracking in the Content-Disposition filename parameter parser. A crafted multipart upload with a long header value can cause regex matching to take seconds, blocking the event loop. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
multiparty@4.2.3 and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via regular expression backtracking in the Content-Disposition filename parameter parser. A crafted multipart upload with a long header value can cause regex matching to take seconds, blocking the event loop. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: limiting upload sizes at the proxy or gateway layer reduces but does not eliminate the attack surface, since a small header of around 8 KB is sufficient to trigger the vulnerable backtracking. Upgrade to multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Pillarjs | Multiparty | < 4.3.0 |
References
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/security/advisories/GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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