Impact: multer versions 1.0.0 through 2.1.1 and 3.0.0-alpha.1 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service via deeply nested field names in multipart form data. The append-field dependency parses bracket notation in field names with no limit on nesting depth, allowing an attacker to force allocation of deeply nested object structures that consume CPU and memory. A single HTTP request with a crafted multipart body is sufficient to exploit this.

Patches: Users should upgrade to multer 2.2.0 (2.x line) or 3.0.0-alpha.2 (3.x prerelease) and configure the new limits.fieldNestingDepth option to the minimum depth their application requires.

Workarounds: Set limits.fields to a reasonable value to reduce the number of fields an attacker can send per request. This does not fully mitigate the issue but limits the impact.

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Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Expressjs
Expressjs multer
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:expressjs:multer:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:expressjs:multer:3.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
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Expressjs multer

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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Description Impact: multer versions 1.0.0 through 2.1.1 and 3.0.0-alpha.1 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service via deeply nested field names in multipart form data. The append-field dependency parses bracket notation in field names with no limit on nesting depth, allowing an attacker to force allocation of deeply nested object structures that consume CPU and memory. A single HTTP request with a crafted multipart body is sufficient to exploit this. Patches: Users should upgrade to multer 2.2.0 (2.x line) or 3.0.0-alpha.2 (3.x prerelease) and configure the new limits.fieldNestingDepth option to the minimum depth their application requires. Workarounds: Set limits.fields to a reasonable value to reduce the number of fields an attacker can send per request. This does not fully mitigate the issue but limits the impact.
Title multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via deeply nested field names
Weaknesses CWE-400
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-15T16:00:43.955Z

Reserved: 2026-03-28T19:04:56.443Z

Link: CVE-2026-5079

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-06-15T16:00:37.960Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-06-15T14:16:37.293

Modified: 2026-06-16T16:49:34.057

Link: CVE-2026-5079

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-17T02:45:02Z

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