CVE-2026-105481: nodejs node vulnerability
Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.
Generated by VEDAS. Scores as of 2026-11-01 19:19 UTC. Rebuilt every few hours from cve-scores, CISA KEV and vedas-signatures. How this works and its limits.
What it is
A flaw in Node.js HTTP Agent connection reuse can cause a client to accept as valid a response that was sent before the client has sent the request. This is an incomplete fix of CVE-2026-48931. The guard that destroys idle keep-alive sockets when unexpected data arrives only runs when the event loop polls for I/O. If an unsolicited response has already reached the socket but has not been read yet when the socket is handed to a new request, for example because the event loop was busy with synchronous work, the guard is removed without seeing it and the data is parsed as the response to the new request. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.
Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by hackerone, published 2026-10-23).
Weakness: CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
How it can be exploited
Exploitable over the network with high attack complexity needing no privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality low, integrity high, availability none. CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)
Also known as: GHSA-7h83-3rfm-3p3v, SNYK-ALPINE322-NODEJS-21492303, SNYK-UPSTREAM-NODE-21427914
Exploit Observer links 1 piece of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.
Exploit code and modules (1)
Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.
- Code repository: https://github.com/completetech-security/node-cve-2026-105481-check
Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (8)
Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-105481
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7h83-3rfm-3p3v
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-105481
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2026-105481
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-ALPINE322-NODEJS-21492303
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-UPSTREAM-NODE-21427914
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-105481
- Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-105481
12 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.
VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.
Live scores
- EPSS
- 0.003
low predicted chance of attack - VEDAS
- 0.508
some exploit evidence - On CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Detection rule
- None yet
Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish.
Who is affected
| Product | Affected | Not affected |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs node | from 22.23.3 up to and including 22.23.3 from 24.22.0 up to and including 24.22.0 from 26.12.0 up to and including 26.12.0 | Not stated |
Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.
How to fix it
No fixed version or vendor advisory is listed in the CVE record yet. Watch the vendor’s security page.
How to detect it
There is no open VEDAS detection rule for this bug yet. It is listed on the detection gaps page if CISA has confirmed attacks.
Advisories on this CVE
- Node.js October 2026 security release: Brotli RCE now exploited, plus TLS hostname bypasses (full advisory)
- Node.js October 2026 security release (10 CVEs) (21 Oct 2026)
References
Other references
Other databases
Where this comes from
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