Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`. A vulnerability in Multer prior to version 2.1.0 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending malformed requests, potentially causing resource exhaustion. Users should upgrade to version 2.1.0 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
expressjs multer unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0.0.0 affected < 2.1.0

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Solution

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References
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https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/739919097dde3921ec31b930e4b9025036fa74ee cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-xf7r-hgr6-v32p cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-3304 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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

Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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Description Multer is a node.js middleware for handling `multipart/form-data`. A vulnerability in Multer prior to version 2.1.0 allows an attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending malformed requests, potentially causing resource exhaustion. Users should upgrade to version 2.1.0 to receive a patch. No known workarounds are available.
Title Multer vulnerable to Denial of Service via incomplete cleanup
Weaknesses CWE-459
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: openjs

Published:

Updated: 2026-02-27T17:12:45.375Z

Reserved: 2026-02-26T20:42:41.095Z

Link: CVE-2026-3304

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-27T17:12:37.799Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-02-27T16:16:26.380

Modified: 2026-02-27T16:16:26.380

Link: CVE-2026-3304

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