FKIE_CVE-2026-3520

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-03-04 17:16 - Updated: 2026-03-09 18:03
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`. A vulnerability in Multer prior to version 2.1.1 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending malformed requests, potentially causing stack overflow. Users should upgrade to version 2.1.1 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
References
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bbhttps://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlThird Party Advisory
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bbhttps://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/7e66481f8b2e6c54b982b34c152479e096ce2752Patch
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bbhttps://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-5528-5vmv-3xc2Vendor Advisory
ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bbhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3520Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
expressjs multer *
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