GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-qvfw-j98x-7q72 multer vulnerable to file size limit bypass via async fileFilter race condition

LOW Published 2026-09-08 Modified 2026-09-08 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-77063
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
multer
Severity
Low
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-362
Reviewed
2026-09-08

Affected packages

• npm multer: < 2.3.0 → fixed in 2.3.0

Description

Impact When `multer` is configured with an asynchronous `fileFilter`, the `limits.fileSize` limit can be bypassed. The `'limit'` event is registered inside the async `fileFilter` callback, so if a file exceeds `limits.fileSize` before that callback runs, the event is missed and the oversized upload is accepted instead of being rejected with a `LIMIT_FILE_SIZE` error. Applications that rely on `limits.fileSize` to reject oversized uploads are affected on all upload methods (`.single()`, `.array()`, `.fields()`, `.any()`). Uploads using a synchronous `fileFilter` are not affected. Patches Users should upgrade to `2.3.0`. Workarounds Use a synchronous `fileFilter`, or validate the uploaded file size after the upload completes.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-77063 multer is a middleware for handling multipart/form-data in Node.js. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization weakness

References