CVE-2026-77078
Description
multer is a middleware for handling multipart/form-data in Node.js. A small multipart request containing two specially crafted text field names can cause an uncaught RangeError (Invalid array length) that terminates the Node.js process. The first field uses a very large numeric array index to allocate a maximum-length sparse array, and a second field then pushes past that length, which throws inside the append-field dependency and is not caught by multer. All versions before 2.3.0 are affected, and the issue is a remotely triggerable denial of service. The issue is fixed in multer 2.3.0. Upgrade to multer 2.3.0 to remediate.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
multernpm | < 2.3.0 | 2.3.0 |
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References
6- cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.htmlnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wc9g-mqfw-jrwmghsaADVISORY
- github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-wc9g-mqfw-jrwmnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77078ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/87a584e8c8d4da873292635fa1d8c4d78d985b76ghsaWEB
- github.com/expressjs/multer/releases/tag/v2.3.0ghsaWEB
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