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@fastify/busboy vulnerable to Denial of Service via prototype-named multipart part header

Type: advisorySource: OSV1 source record

### Impact Versions of `@fastify/busboy` from 1.0.0 and prior to 3.2.1 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service. The multipart header parser stores part-header names on a plain JavaScript object, so a part header named `__proto__` or `constructor` resolves to an inherited value that is not an array, and the parser throws `TypeError: this.header[h].push is not a function`. Through the documented `req.pipe(busboy)` integration this surfaces as an `error` event, while direct `write()`/`end()` usage throws synchronously and can terminate the Node.js process if uncaught. The parser runs before application middleware, so any unauthenticated client that can submit multipart/form-data is affected. ### Patches Fixed in version 3.2.1. ### Workarounds Attach an `error` listener to the Busboy stream so the parser failure is handled rather than crashing the process, and wrap direct `write()`/`end()` calls in a try/catch. Upgrading to 3.2.1 removes the failure entirely.

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GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx

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Security context

Source reference: osv:GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx

@fastify/busboy

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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
3.2.1

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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  {
    "ranges": [
      {
        "type": "SEMVER",
        "events": [
          {
            "introduced": "1.0.0"
          },
          {
            "fixed": "3.2.1"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "package": {
      "name": "@fastify/busboy",
      "purl": "pkg:npm/%40fastify/busboy",
      "ecosystem": "npm"
    },
    "database_specific": {
      "source": "https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/10/GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx/GHSA-x8mw-p69m-v3mx.json"
    }
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-19481

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Publisher severity

high

Source reference: /database_specific/severity

Event
#72763 · Revision 1
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