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CVE-2026-123868: Node.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 memory exhaustion denial of service via unaccounted inbound DATA on an undrained stream

MediumCVSS 5.9 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 23/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.40% (FIRST EPSS).
Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
Fixed version: nodejs node 24.22.3, 26.13.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to nodejs node 24.22.3, 26.13.1 or later.

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Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

An unauthenticated HTTP/2 client can exhaust Node.js server memory because inbound DATA queued on an undrained stream is charged to no session budget. Each inbound DATA frame creates one JavaScript Buffer view in the receiving stream's readable queue, but nothing charges that queue to current_session_memory_: the socket read buffer is accounted only during parsing and released immediately, so whatever stays queued is accounted to nothing. A peer that fills a stream's receive window with one-byte DATA frames pays about 10 wire bytes per frame while the server retains about 114 bytes per frame, so a single stream on one connection can retain hundreds of megabytes from tens of megabytes sent. maxSessionMemory neither bounds the growth nor refuses new streams, because Http2Session::CanAddStream gates admission on the same counter that never sees the queue. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x and 24.x.

EUVD-2026-123691

Published: Nov 11, 2026
Updated: Nov 12, 2026
EPSS: 0.4% · 35th percentile
CWE: CWE-400

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Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 23 / 40 · 5.9 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.4%

CNA vs NVD score

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CNA · openjs: 5.9; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (openjs). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

nodejs node
- 24.0.0 and later · before 24.22.3affected · semver
- 25.0.0 and later · before 26.13.1affected · semver

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Alpine:v3.21	nodejs	before 22.23.5-r0	22.23.5-r0
Alpine:v3.23	nodejs	before 24.22.3-r0	24.22.3-r0
Alpine:v3.24	nodejs-current	before 26.13.1-r0	26.13.1-r0
Debian:12	nodejs	from 0	—

Same product

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-123866Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to HTTP/2 response memory disclosure via a use-after-free during stream teardown
30Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2026-123867Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to a per-host mTLS authorization bypass via a CA-only SNI context failing open to the default CA
16Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-123871Nov 11, 2026 · Node.js is vulnerable to proxy credential disclosure via ERR_PROXY_INVALID_CONFIG error messages
24Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
nodejs node	24.22.3	Vendor (CNA)
nodejs node	26.13.1	Vendor (CNA)
alpine:nodejs	22.23.5-r0 · Alpine:v3.21	Package registry (OSV)
alpine:nodejs-current	26.13.1-r0 · Alpine:v3.24	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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PublishedNov 11, 2026
Fix recordedNov 11, 2026same day
TodayNov 13, 2026+2 d

EPSS, last 120 days

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Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2026-1238650 days apartNode.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 memory and file-descriptor leak via a protocol error during session shutdown
30Monitor
CVE-2026-5684699 days apartA flaw in Node.js HTTP/2 handling can cause HTTP/2 retained header blocks evade maxSessionMemory and enable remote memory exhaustion.
30Monitor
CVE-2026-5804599 days apartA flaw in Node.js allows a spoofed `TypedArray` `byteLength` to trigger a reachable assertion in the synchronous `node:zlib` APIs, causing…
24Monitor
CVE-2026-5804299 days apartA flaw in Node.js can cause dns.resolveAny() Aborts the Node.js Process When a DNS Response Contains More Than 256 A Records.
23Monitor

Bug bounty scope

Node.jsHackerOne · paid

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
No account or password is required.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality: none
Integrity: none
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Network
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: None
Integrity impact: None
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-400 class

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Vulnerable

1function expand(node) {
2  return node.children.map(expand);
3}

Fixed

1const MAX_DEPTH = 32;
2function expand(node, depth = 0) {
3  if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");
4  return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));
5}

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

Endpoint Denial of ServiceT1499

Change log (2)

Exploit maturity— → noneNov 11, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC
Fix✗ → ✓Nov 11, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC

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References

cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html

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nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases

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