CVE-2026-123828
Node.js is vulnerable to a heap buffer overflow in HTTP/2 session.altsvc() via a long origin
Description
A one-byte heap buffer overflow in Node.js HTTP/2 Alt-Svc handling lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker corrupt process memory. When an application passes an attacker-controlled value such as a request's :authority header to Http2Session.altsvc(), the AltSvc implementation in src/node_http2.cc allocates a buffer sized to the origin length and then writes it with a null terminator, placing one byte past the end of the allocation. A single request carrying a long but syntactically valid :authority triggers the out-of-bounds write, which aborts the process and serves as a remote heap-corruption primitive. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x and 24.x.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 11, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 11, 2026, 6:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
openjs
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | ce714d77-add3-4f53-aff5-83d477b104bb | ||||
| CVSS 3.0 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update Node.js to a non-vulnerable version.
- Avoid passing untrusted :authority headers to Http2Session.altsvc().
- Monitor Node.js security advisories for patches.
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