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MEDIUM

CVE-2017-16026

CVSS v3

5.9

MEDIUM

EPSS Score

2.6 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

No

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

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Packages

  • requestnpmfrom 2.2.6 · fixed in 2.68.0

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-16026 Red Hat Product Security1 known affected

    nodejs-request: Remote Memory Exposure when a multipart request is made

    nodejs-request as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Full record on NVD

Description

Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0.

Technical details

Published
2018-06-04

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-16026?

Request is an http client. If a request is made using ```multipart```, and the body type is a ```number```, then the specified number of non-zero memory is passed in the body. This affects Request >=2.2.6 <2.47.0 || >2.51.0 <=2.67.0.

Is CVE-2017-16026 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-16026 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-16026?

CVE-2017-16026 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (MEDIUM severity).

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