High 7.5Published Oct 23, 2026

CVE-2026-115728@hapi/content 6.0.1 before 6.0.3 ReDoS via Content.disposition() Parameter Parsing

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 AM ET)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, higher than 40% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

@hapi/content from 6.0.1 before 6.0.3 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Content.disposition() caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-35213. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send multipart uploads with a long Content-Disposition parameter lacking an equals sign, triggering quadratic backtracking that blocks the event loop.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-1333
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.47% (percentile 40)
Assigned by: VulnCheck
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Oct 26, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 23, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

hapijs @hapi/content hapijs:hapi_content (from the name)	from 6.0.1 before 6.0.3	CNA record

References

References

https://github.com/hapijs/content/pull/42	issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/hapijs/content/commit/0993851dc7234976a3fce3a7c31662b213c940fd	patch
https://github.com/hapijs/content/tree/v6.0.3	release-notes
https://github.com/hapijs/content/blob/v6.0.2/lib/index.js#L96	technical-description
https://github.com/hapijs/content/security/advisories/GHSA-jg4p-7fhp-p32p	related, vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hapi-content-6.0.1-before-6.0.3-redos-via-content-disposition-parameter-parsing	third-party-advisory

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