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CVE-2026-8162: multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing

May 18, 2026 (updated May 23, 2026)

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: 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.

References

  • cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
  • github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/releases/tag/v4.3.0
  • github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/security/advisories/GHSA-xh3c-6gcq-g4rv
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8162

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Affected versions

All versions before 4.3.0

Fixed versions

  • 4.3.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 4.3.0 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-755: Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Source file

npm/multiparty/CVE-2026-8162.yml

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