CVE-2026-56848

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 4, 2026 at 03:57 PM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 04:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNode.js

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A flaw in Node.js HTTP/2 handling allows `nghttp2_session_mem_send()` to be called re-entrantly while `nghttp2_session_mem_recv()` is executing, resulting in a heap-use-after-free. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 22.23.1v ≤ 24.18.0v ≤ 26.5.022.23.124.18.026.5.0

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.5HIGHhackerone
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusAWAITING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-416

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