{"id":"CVE-2026-8162","aliases":["CLSA-2026-1784682964","DEBIAN-CVE-2026-8162","EUVD-2026-29441","GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv","ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-8162","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8162"],"status":"published","title":"multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing","description":"multiparty@4.2.3 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 multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00325,"percentile":0.25782,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-755"],"published":"2026-05-12T09:05:12Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:30Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"multiparty","fixed_in":["4.3.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"node-multiparty","fixed_in":["4.3.0-1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"@rootio/multiparty","fixed_in":["3.3.2-root.io.1"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"multiparty","fixed_in":["3.3.2-aikido.1"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"4.2.3"},{"fixed":"4.3.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"TuxCare:npm","package":"multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.3.2-tuxcare.0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2-tuxcare.1"}]}],"versions":["3.3.2"],"bundled":3},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-2","4.2.3-3","4.2.3-4","4.2.3-5","4.3.0+~4.2.1-1","4.3.0-1","4.3.1+~4.2.1-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-3","4.2.3-4","4.2.3-5","4.3.0+~4.2.1-1","4.3.0-1","4.3.1+~4.2.1-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.3.0-1"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-3","4.2.3-4","4.2.3-5"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"4.3.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"@rootio/multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2-root.io.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Root:npm","package":"multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.2-aikido.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.0.0-1","4.0.0-1ubuntu1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:20.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.1-1","4.2.1-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.2-2","4.2.2-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-2"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-2","4.2.3-3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.10","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-5","4.3.0+~4.2.1-1"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","package":"node-multiparty","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["4.2.3-3","4.2.3-4build1","4.2.3-5"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"multiparty","product":"multiparty"},{"vendor":"pillarjs","product":"multiparty"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/security/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv","tags":["Vendor Advisory","advisory","web","report"]},{"url":"https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8162","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/releases/tag/v4.3.0","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8162.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-8162","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty","tags":["package"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-8162","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8162","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-8162","title":"multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing","description":"multiparty@4.2.3 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 multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-12T09:05:12.591Z","modified":"2026-05-12T12:33:12.647Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-755"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:48:13.398044Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-29441","description":"multiparty@4.2.3 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 multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-12T09:05:12Z","modified":"2026-05-12T12:33:12Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T19:04:37.66514Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv","title":"multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing","description":"### Impact\n\nmultiparty@4.2.3 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.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers should upgrade to multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-18T17:35:24Z","modified":"2026-05-23T21:35:24Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-755"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:40:13.628377Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-8162","description":"multiparty@4.2.3 and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. 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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.\n\n### Patches\n\nUsers should upgrade to multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNone.","status":"published","published":"2026-05-18T17:35:24Z","modified":"2026-05-18T17:56:25.741135Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-755"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:59.835583Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2026-8162","description":"multiparty@4.2.3 and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via uncaught exception. 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