Answer in brief
CVE-2026-123875 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.9) vulnerability in Node.js is vulnerable to an HTTP/2 denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference when a respondWithFile() download is cancelled. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps nodejs/node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps nodejs/node (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| nodejs/nodegeneric | >=0.0.0 <22.23.5 || >=23.0.0 <24.22.3 || >=25.0.0 <26.13.1 | 22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1 |
Published upstream
Nov 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 11, 2026
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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