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CVE-2026-8161
Published:May 12, 2026
Updated:August 04, 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 field name that collides with an inherited Object.prototype property such as proto, constructor, or toString, the parser invokes .push() on the inherited prototype value rather than an array, throwing a TypeError that propagates as an uncaught exception and crashes the process. Impact: any service accepting multipart uploads via multiparty is affected. Workarounds: none. Upgrade to multiparty@4.3.0 or higher.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v0.1.0 <4.3.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.3.0
multiparty (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <4.3.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.3.0
multiparty (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=2.0.0 <4.3.0
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 4.3.0
Additional Notes
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
8.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')
Uncaught Exception
EPSS
Base Score:
0.47