Vulnerability in nodejs (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58044)

Summary

Vulnerability in nodejs (UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58044). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via IncomingMessage.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A flaw in Node.js HTTP client can cause a request desynchronization for Node.js-based forwarding proxies that rebuild outbound headers from the visible IncomingMessage headers while piping the original body to a reused backend connection. Node.js can omit headers beyond maxHeadersCount / maxHeaderPairs from req.headers, req.rawHeaders, and req.headersDistinct, while still using those omitted headers internally for HTTP message framing. In particular, Content-Length can be hidden from userland while the request body is still delivered. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: Node.js 22, Node.js 24, and Node.js 26.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58044 has been found in nodejs.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like IncomingMessage over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "nodejs UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58044" on the vendor's site.

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58044 (nodejs)
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: IncomingMessage / maxHeadersCount / maxHeaderPairs / req.headers
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in nodejs. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via IncomingMessage without authentication.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of nodejs. Attack surface: IncomingMessage / maxHeadersCount / maxHeaderPairs / req.headers.

🔥 Severity

Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'nodejs' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

1
Identify exposure identify
```
grep -r 'nodejs' . | grep -v node_modules
```
リポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で nodejs を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
2
Post-deployment verification verify
```
Confirm patched version is live in production
```
パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。