Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-7161 · published 13 June 2018

CVE-2018-7161: Nodejs node.js improper input validation vulnerability

Nodejs · Node.Js

All versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash. This can be accomplished by interacting with the http2 server in a manner that triggers a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available. This has been addressed by updating the http2 implementation.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 7.8% · top 5.6% CWE-20 · Improper input validation

7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 7.8

7.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Node.Js Nodejs

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/	PatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-7161), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.