{ "document": { "category": "csaf_base", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "tlp": { "label": "WHITE" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings." } ], "publisher": { "category": "coordinator", "contact_details": "cert@ncsc.nl", "name": "National Cyber Security Centre", "namespace": "https://www.ncsc.nl/" }, "title": "CVE-2026-123868", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-11-13T01:00:47.272713Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-02-17T15:00:00Z", "engine": { "name": "V.E.L.M.A", "version": "1.7" } }, "id": "CVE-2026-123868", "initial_release_date": "2026-11-11T18:38:25.903886Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-11-11T18:38:25.903886Z", "number": "1", "summary": "CWES created (1).| Products created (2).| References created (2).| Description created for source.| Unknown change." }, { "date": "2026-11-11T18:38:34.698118Z", "number": "2", "summary": "NCSC Score created." }, { "date": "2026-11-11T19:32:18.051002Z", "number": "3", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. 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{ "category": "description", "text": "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.", "title": "cveprojectv5 - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "description", "text": "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.", "title": "nvd - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "description", "text": "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.", "title": "osvalpine - https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/Alpine%2FALPINE-CVE-2026-123868.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "description", "text": "A flaw was found in Node.js. An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by exhausting server memory. By transmitting streams containing numerous small HTTP/2 data frames, incoming data is queued without being properly accounted against session memory limits. This allows an attacker to consume disproportionate amounts of system memory with relatively little network traffic, ultimately causing the server process to crash.\nRed Hat has rated this vulnerability as Moderate severity because, although an unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger a denial of service, the flaw does not compromise data confidentiality or host integrity. Exploitation requires applications to explicitly implement Node.js native HTTP/2 server capabilities to receive untrusted traffic. In standard enterprise deployments, Node.js services are typically fronted by reverse proxies or ingress gateways, or utilize standard HTTP/1.1, which significantly reduces the likelihood of direct remote exposure.", "title": "redhat - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "description", "text": "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.", "title": "debian - https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "other", "text": "0.00408", "title": "EPSS" }, { "category": "other", "text": "3.8", "title": "NCSC Score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "There is product data available from source Certbundde", "title": "NCSC Score top increasing factors" }, { "category": "other", "text": "Is related to a product by vendor Open Source, Is related to an uncommon product vendor, There is product data available from source Debian", "title": "NCSC Score top decreasing factors" }, { "category": "details", "text": "Severity: 2\n", "title": "Vendor assessment" } ], "product_status": { "known_affected": [ "CSAFPID-10084444", "CSAFPID-10084445", "CSAFPID-6014972", "CSAFPID-6239276", "CSAFPID-8476917", "CSAFPID-8476920", "CSAFPID-8505503", "CSAFPID-8505504", "CSAFPID-1408881", "CSAFPID-10088332", "CSAFPID-10088333", "CSAFPID-10088334", "CSAFPID-10088335", "CSAFPID-10088840", "CSAFPID-10088841", "CSAFPID-10088842", "CSAFPID-10092238" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - ncscclear", "url": "https://vulnerabilities.ncsc.nl/manual/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - redhat", "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - hkcert", "url": "https://www.hkcert.org/security-bulletin/node-js-multiple-vulnerabilities_20261112" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - debian", "url": "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - osv", "url": "https://www.googleapis.com/download/storage/v1/b/osv-vulnerabilities/o/Alpine%2FALPINE-CVE-2026-123868.json?alt=media" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-4525.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - ncscclear", "url": "https://advisories.ncsc.nl/advisory?id=NCSC-2026-0492" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-4525.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-4525" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde; cveprojectv5; nvd; redhat", "url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd; redhat", "url": "https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - redhat", "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - redhat", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123868" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - osv", "url": "https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2026-123868" } ], "remediations": [ { "category": "mitigation", "details": "To mitigate this issue, restrict access to the Node.js application to trusted networks using firewall controls, or deploy an upstream reverse proxy (such as HAProxy or NGINX) to terminate HTTP/2 traffic and forward requests to Node.js using HTTP/1.1. If the application is designed solely for local consumption, bind the listener to localhost (127.0.0.1).\nTo restrict inbound traffic on the service port to trusted source addresses using firewalld:\nfirewall-cmd --permanent --zone=trusted --add-source=\nfirewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --remove-port=/tcp\nfirewall-cmd --reload\nCaveats:\nRestricting access via firewall rules prevents untrusted clients from connecting to the application. Terminating HTTP/2 at an upstream proxy may alter client-side multiplexing characteristics and requires proxy reconfiguration.\nWarning: Reloading firewall rules with 'firewall-cmd --reload' applies changes immediately and may disrupt active network connections.", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-6014972", "CSAFPID-6239276", "CSAFPID-8476917", "CSAFPID-8476920", "CSAFPID-8505503", "CSAFPID-8505504" ] } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "version": "3.0", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "baseScore": 5.9, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM" }, "products": [ "CSAFPID-10084444", "CSAFPID-10084445", "CSAFPID-10088332", "CSAFPID-10088333", "CSAFPID-10088334", "CSAFPID-10088335", "CSAFPID-10088840", "CSAFPID-10088841", "CSAFPID-10088842", "CSAFPID-10092238", "CSAFPID-1408881", "CSAFPID-6014972", "CSAFPID-6239276", "CSAFPID-8476917", "CSAFPID-8476920", "CSAFPID-8505503", "CSAFPID-8505504" ] } ], "title": "CVE-2026-123868" } ] }