[email protected] 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 [email protected] or higher.
CVE-2026-8161
This high-severity CVE scores 7.5 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.5%, top 61% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 39%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 12, 2026
Last Modified
May 13, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated May 12, 2026multiparty vulnerable to Denial of Service via Prototype Pollution leading to Uncaught Exception · Advisory · pillarjs/multiparty · GitHub
https://github.com/pillarjs/multiparty/security/advisories/GHSA-qxch-whhj-8956Security Advisories | OpenJS Foundation CVE Numbering Authority
https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8161(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-multiparty | 4.2.2-2 ... 4.3.0-1 (9 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-multiparty | 4.2.3-2 ... 4.3.0-1 (6 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-multiparty | 4.2.3-3, 4.2.3-4, 4.2.3-5, 4.3.0+~4.2.1-1, 4.3.0-1 | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| node-multiparty | 4.2.3-3, 4.2.3-4, 4.2.3-5 | 4.3.0-1 | — |
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| multiparty | — | 4.3.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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