7.8

CVE-2018-7161: nodejs node.js Improper Input Validation

Modified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-7161UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7161DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7161
Published 13-06-2018Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7161 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in nodejs node.js. EPSS estimates a 7.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 7% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.49%
0%100%
Low · -0.27 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3 · Related 2
RHSA-2018:2949SUSE-SU-2018:1918-1SUSE-SU-2019:14246-1

Timeline

  1. 13-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

All versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is HIGH. An attacker can cause a denial of service (DoS) by causing a node server providing an http2 server to crash. This can be accomplished by interacting with the http2 server in a manner that triggers a cleanup bug where objects are used in native code after they are no longer available. This has been addressed by updating the http2 implementation.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.27 pp

From 7.76% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Alpine1 product
  • nodejs< 8.11.3-r0
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 10.15.0~dfsg-6
Nodejs1 product
  • node.js≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.8.1 | ≥ 8.9.0, < 8.11.3 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.11.2 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.4.1
The node.js project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejs< 8.10.0~dfsg-2ubuntu0.2

5 vendors · 5 products

References

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