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CVE-2018-7161: node.js from 8.0.0 (inclusive), through 8.8.1 (inclusive), from 8.9.0 (inclusive), before 8.11.3 (exclusive), from…

CVE-2018-7161. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.5 (HIGH, NVD). EPSS 0.07757 (percentile 0.94495), scored 2026-10-08.

Affected technology

node.js · from 8.0.0 (inclusive), through 8.8.1 (inclusive)
nodejs

node.js · from 8.9.0 (inclusive), before 8.11.3 (exclusive)
nodejs

node.js · from 9.0.0 (inclusive), before 9.11.2 (exclusive)
nodejs

node.js · from 10.0.0 (inclusive), before 10.4.1 (exclusive)
nodejs

Node.js · 8.x+, 9.x+, 10.x+
The Node.js Project

Description’s affected range: versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Network (remote) · No privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.

Published 2026-10-09 03:15:26.997548+00:00

CWE: CWE-20
CCR priority: 31.9 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H · NVD
EPSS: 0.07757 · percentile 0.94495 · 2026-10-08
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:17:07.463462+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-09 03:13:32.966430+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2018-7161.html