GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx @fastify/busboy vulnerable to Denial of Service via prototype-named multipart part header
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-19481
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- @fastify/busboy
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-754
- Reviewed
- 2026-10-02
Affected packages
• npm @fastify/busboy: >= 1.0.0, < 3.2.1 → fixed in 3.2.1
Description
Impact
Versions of `@fastify/busboy` from 1.0.0 and prior to 3.2.1 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service. The multipart header parser stores part-header names on a plain JavaScript object, so a part header named `__proto__` or `constructor` resolves to an inherited value that is not an array, and the parser throws `TypeError: this.header[h].push is not a function`. Through the documented `req.pipe(busboy)` integration this surfaces as an `error` event, while direct `write()`/`end()` usage throws synchronously and can terminate the Node.js process if uncaught. The parser runs before application middleware, so any unauthenticated client that can submit multipart/form-data is affected.
Patches
Fixed in version 3.2.1.
Workarounds
Attach an `error` listener to the Busboy stream so the parser failure is handled rather than crashing the process, and wrap direct `write()`/`end()` calls in a try/catch. Upgrading to 3.2.1 removes the failure entirely.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-19481 @fastify/busboy is a multipart form-data parser. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions weakness
References
- https://github.com/fastify/busboy/security/advisories/GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19481 advisory
- https://github.com/fastify/busboy/commit/957a24b66d5915e6d0a6ac988c9dbcee86373e9b web
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html web
- https://github.com/fastify/busboy package
- https://github.com/fastify/busboy/releases/tag/v3.2.1 web