multiparty vulnerable to ReDoS via filename parsing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
[email protected] and lower versions are vulnerable to denial of service via regular expression backtracking in the Content-Disposition filename parameter parser. A crafted multipart upload with a long header value can cause regex matching to take seconds, blocking the event loop. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: limiting upload sizes at the proxy or gateway layer reduces but does not eliminate the attack surface, since a small header of around 8 KB is sufficient to trigger the vulnerable backtracking. Upgrade to [email protected] or higher.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| multiparty | multiparty | up to 4.2.3 | 4.3.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | multiparty (npm) | before 4.3.0 | 4.3.0 | Patch available | GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94 |
- multiparty Vendormultiparty Affected up to 4.2.3 Fixed in 4.3.0 Patch available CNA
- multiparty (npm) Vendor— Affected before 4.3.0 Fixed in 4.3.0 Patch available GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pillarjs:multiparty:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | before 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | multiparty |
- cpe:2.3:a:pillarjs:multiparty:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·multiparty
Remediation
- Fix · CNA multiparty (multiparty) Fixed in 4.3.0
- Fix · GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94 multiparty (npm) Fixed in 4.3.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-8159
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94
- 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
References
Advisory 3
More Multiparty vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-07187 multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Uncaught Exception in filename* parameter parsing CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-07186 multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Prototype Pollution leading to Uncaught Exception CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-8159 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-8159 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65x3-rw7q-gx94 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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