Description
A NULL pointer dereference in Node.js HTTP/2 lets an unauthenticated client crash the server, over both TLS and cleartext, by cancelling file downloads. When the server serves a file with stream.respondWithFile() or stream.respondWithFD() and the client cancels the request, a StreamPipe used for the transfer is torn down in an order that leaves a NULL pointer which is then dereferenced, aborting the process. No crafted frames are needed, and a handful of cancelled requests against a default file-serving handler is enough. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.
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Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:45:00 +0000
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| Description | A NULL pointer dereference in Node.js HTTP/2 lets an unauthenticated client crash the server, over both TLS and cleartext, by cancelling file downloads. When the server serves a file with stream.respondWithFile() or stream.respondWithFD() and the client cancels the request, a StreamPipe used for the transfer is torn down in an order that leaves a NULL pointer which is then dereferenced, aborting the process. No crafted frames are needed, and a handful of cancelled requests against a default file-serving handler is enough. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x. | |
| Title | Node.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference when a respondWithFile() download is cancelled | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: openjs
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Updated: 2026-11-11T18:33:57.475Z
Reserved: 2026-11-06T16:22:28.214Z
Link: CVE-2026-123875
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CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference