CVE-2026-8161 (GCVE-0-2026-8161)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-12 08:50 – Updated: 2026-05-12 12:32
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Prototype Pollution leading to Uncaught Exception
Summary
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.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-05-12 12:31 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| multiparty | multiparty |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.2.3
(semver)
Unaffected: 4.3.0 (semver) |
guessed |
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