HighGHSA-v52c-386h-88mcCVE-2026-2359
Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via resource exhaustion
Published 1 Mar 2026 · Updated 10 Sept 2026
Affected package
multernpm
- Affected
- <2.1.0
- Fixed in
- 2.1.0
Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:
npm install multer@2.1.0Details
Impact
A vulnerability in Multer versions < 2.1.0 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by dropping connection during file upload, potentially causing resource exhaustion.
Patches
Users should upgrade to 2.1.0
Workarounds
None
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References
- Linkgithub.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-v52c-386h-88mc
- Advisorynvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-2359
- Linkgithub.com/expressjs/multer/commit/cccf0fe0e64150c4f42ccf6654165c0d66b9adab
- Linkcna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- Packagegithub.com/expressjs/multer
- Linkwww.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-2359
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