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CVE-2026-8162

multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

7.5 HighFix available

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Up 0.3 points since May 12, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
CVE-2026-8162
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-29441 7.5

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
EUVD-2026-29441
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv 7.5

multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

Impact

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition: filename*=utf-8'' header containing a malformed percent-encoding (e.g., %FF, %GG), the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected.

Patches

Users should upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Workarounds

None.

Record
GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.5

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
CVE-2026-8162
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
CVE-2026-8162
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-8162 7.5

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8162
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv 7.5

multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

Impact

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition: filename*=utf-8'' header containing a malformed percent-encoding (e.g., %FF, %GG), the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected.

Patches

Users should upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Workarounds

None.

Record
GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-755
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-8162 7.5

[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. By sending a multipart/form-data request with a Content-Disposition header whose filename* parameter contains a malformed percent-encoding, the parser invokes decodeURI on the value without try/catch. The resulting URIError propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8162
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2026-1784682964 No score

TuxCare security update for multiparty (3 CVEs)

TuxCare rebuilt multiparty to address 3 CVEs. Fixed in 3.3.2-tuxcare.1.

Record
CLSA-2026-1784682964
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-8162 No score

CVE-2026-8162 in @rootio/multiparty - Patched by Root

Root has patched CVE-2026-8162 in the @rootio/multiparty package for Root:npm. Multiple fixed versions available.

Record
ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-8162
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
multiparty
npm
through 4.2.3
4.3.0
multiparty
TuxCare:npm
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
3.3.2-tuxcare.0 up to 3.3.2-tuxcare.1, plus listed versions
3.3.2
3.3.2-tuxcare.1
node-multiparty
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-24.2.3-34.2.3-44.2.3-54.3.0+~4.2.1-14.3.0-14.3.1+~4.2.1-1
None known
node-multiparty
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-34.2.3-44.2.3-54.3.0+~4.2.1-14.3.0-14.3.1+~4.2.1-1
None known
node-multiparty
Debian:14
before 4.3.0-1, plus listed versions
4.2.3-34.2.3-44.2.3-5
4.3.0-1
multiparty
npm
before 4.3.0
4.3.0
@rootio/multiparty
Root:npm
before 3.3.2-root.io.1
3.3.2-root.io.1
multiparty
Root:npm
before 3.3.2-aikido.1
3.3.2-aikido.1
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.0-1
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.0.0-14.0.0-1ubuntu1
None known
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.1-14.2.1-2
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.2-24.2.2-3
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-2
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-24.2.3-3
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-54.3.0+~4.2.1-1
None known
node-multiparty
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
4.2.3-34.2.3-4build14.2.3-5
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-8162 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Multiparty, published May 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. Fixed in multiparty 4.3.0.

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