CVE-2026-8162
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.
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
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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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 High
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
multipartynpm |
through 4.2.3 | 4.3.0 |
multipartyTuxCare: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-multipartyDebian: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-multipartyDebian: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-multipartyDebian:14 |
before 4.3.0-1, plus listed versions 4.2.3-34.2.3-44.2.3-5 |
4.3.0-1 |
multipartynpm |
before 4.3.0 | 4.3.0 |
@rootio/multipartyRoot:npm |
before 3.3.2-root.io.1 | 3.3.2-root.io.1 |
multipartyRoot:npm |
before 3.3.2-aikido.1 | 3.3.2-aikido.1 |
node-multipartyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.0-1 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.0.0-14.0.0-1ubuntu1 |
None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
node-multipartyUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.1-14.2.1-2 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.2-24.2.2-3 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3-2 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3-24.2.3-3 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3-54.3.0+~4.2.1-1 |
None known |
node-multipartyUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 4.2.3-34.2.3-4build14.2.3-5 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE 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.
References
github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/security/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8162
github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/releases/tag/v4.3.0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8162.json