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High · 8.7 CVE-2026-3520 EUVD-2026-9423GHSA-5528-5vmv-3xc2

Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via uncontrolled recursion

Published Mar 4, 2026 · Updated Jul 15, 2026 · Assigned by openjs

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
expressjs multer < 2.1.1 2.1.1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm multer < 2.1.1 2.1.1 GHSA-5528-5vmv-3xc2

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