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**.
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0000

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Title Node.js HTTP Agent Can Misinterpret Stale Response as New Request

Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Description 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**.
Weaknesses CWE-367
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Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-23T16:15:05.837Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T15:00:00.729Z

Link: CVE-2026-105481

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-23T17:17:19.250

Modified: 2026-10-23T19:42:24.553

Link: CVE-2026-105481

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Updated: 2026-10-23T21:45:14Z

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