Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in multer - CVE-2026-2359
Published: April 27, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU128186
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-2359
CWE-ID: CWE-772
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to missing release of resource after effective lifetime in the file upload handling component when processing a file upload connection that is dropped prematurely. A remote attacker can drop the connection during file upload to cause a denial of service.
The issue can lead to resource exhaustion.
Affected software
multer
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data
How to mitigate CVE-2026-2359
Install security update from vendor's website.
multer - update to 2.1.0
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.3.2
IBM Watson Discovery for IBM Cloud Pak for Data - update to 5.3.2