CVE-2026-2359Network attack vector

Service hang via unhandled upload disconnects

Published Feb 27, 2026 · Updated Feb 27, 2026

Resource exhaustion in Express.js Multer before 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to hang upload handling by aborting a multipart file upload. In lib/make-middleware.js, request disconnects are not handled as failures, leaving Busboy processing and middleware completion pending after the client closes the connection. Exploitation requires a reachable application route that invokes Multer for uploads; repeated aborted requests consume server resources and interrupt that route's service.

CVSS severity8.7
High
EPSS probability0.66%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Resource exhaustion in Express.js Multer before 2.1.0 allows remote attackers to hang upload handling by aborting a multipart file upload. In lib/make-middleware.js, request disconnects are not handled as failures, leaving Busboy processing and middleware completion pending after the client closes the connection. Exploitation requires a reachable application route that invokes Multer for uploads; repeated aborted requests consume server resources and interrupt that route's service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-2359
Published
Feb 27, 2026
Updated
Feb 27, 2026
Vendor
body-parser
Product
Multer
Classifications
CWE-772, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 27, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.0.0 <2.1.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

body-parser · Multerversion=0.0.0 <2.1.0

Published CVSS scores

7.5Red Hat Security Data APICVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.7OpenJS FoundationCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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