Description
multiparty is a Node.js library for parsing multipart/form-data request bodies. In versions from 2.1.0 up to but not including 4.3.1, the parser does not bound the amount of memory used while accumulating the headers of a single multipart part. An unauthenticated attacker can send a single request whose part carries a very large volume of header bytes, forcing the parser to buffer all of them and exhausting the process memory, which crashes the server. This is a denial of service with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The issue is fixed in multiparty 4.3.1, which caps the size of the accumulated part headers. Users should upgrade to multiparty 4.3.1 or later.
Published: 2026-09-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-1050
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Important


Sat, 12 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Multiparty
Multiparty multiparty
Vendors & Products Multiparty
Multiparty multiparty

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

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Description multiparty is a Node.js library for parsing multipart/form-data request bodies. In versions from 2.1.0 up to but not including 4.3.1, the parser does not bound the amount of memory used while accumulating the headers of a single multipart part. An unauthenticated attacker can send a single request whose part carries a very large volume of header bytes, forcing the parser to buffer all of them and exhausting the process memory, which crashes the server. This is a denial of service with no confidentiality or integrity impact. The issue is fixed in multiparty 4.3.1, which caps the size of the accumulated part headers. Users should upgrade to multiparty 4.3.1 or later.
Title multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via unbounded part-header accumulation
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Multiparty Multiparty
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T15:54:32.991Z

Reserved: 2026-09-09T15:07:30.466Z

Link: CVE-2026-87908

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T15:54:23.471Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.937

Modified: 2026-09-16T19:40:00.317

Link: CVE-2026-87908

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-11T06:37:51Z

Links: CVE-2026-87908 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T17:15:06Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1050

    Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop

  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling