GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-qvfw-j98x-7q72 multer vulnerable to file size limit bypass via async fileFilter race condition
LOW
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- 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
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/security/advisories/GHSA-qvfw-j98x-7q72 web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77063 advisory
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/commit/ab6aeae650328cf31799dcfa4c3e116ba8faaacc web
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html web
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer package
- https://github.com/expressjs/multer/releases/tag/v2.3.0 web