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CVE-2026-5079: Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via deeply nested field names

June 17, 2026

Multer is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) via deeply nested field names in multipart form data. The append-field dependency parses bracket notation in field names (e.g., a[b][c]) with no limit on nesting depth, allowing an attacker to force allocation of deeply nested object structures that consume CPU and memory. A single HTTP request with a crafted multipart body is sufficient to exploit this.

References

  • cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-72gw-mp4g-v24j
  • github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-72gw-mp4g-v24j
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5079

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.0.0 before 2.2.0, all versions starting from 3.0.0-alpha.1 before 3.0.0-alpha.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.2.0
  • 3.0.0-alpha.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.2.0, 3.0.0-alpha.2 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Source file

npm/multer/CVE-2026-5079.yml

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