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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-19481 EUVD-2026-57757GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx

@fastify/busboy vulnerable to Denial of Service via prototype-named multipart part header

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by openjs

Description

@fastify/busboy is a multipart form-data parser. In versions 1.0.0 through 3.2.0, an attacker who can submit multipart form-data can crash the parser by sending a part header whose name is a prototype-inherited property such as __proto__ or constructor. The internal header parser stores headers in a plain JavaScript object and assumes each value is an array, so an inherited property name resolves to a truthy non-array value and triggers a TypeError. In the common pipe integration the failure surfaces as an error event, but in direct write or end usage the exception is thrown synchronously and can terminate the Node.js process, causing an unauthenticated denial of service. The issue is fixed in @fastify/busboy 3.2.1, which creates the header object with a null prototype. Users should upgrade to 3.2.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
@fastify/busboy @fastify/busboy 1.0.0 – < 3.2.1 3.2.1

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

Wolfi

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Wolfi rolling jitsucom-jitsu-console 2.11.0-r38 —
Wolfi rolling langfuse-3-worker 3.225.11-r5 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm @fastify/busboy >= 1.0.0, < 3.2.1 3.2.1 GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx

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