5.9

CVE-2026-58042: nodejs node Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

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AliasesALPINE-CVE-2026-58042UBUNTU-CVE-2026-58042DEBIAN-CVE-2026-58042
Published 04-08-2026Last modified 04-08-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-58042 is a medium (CVSS 5.9) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in nodejs node. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.9, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
5.9/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 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 28 · Related 16
MGASA-2026-0359OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11439-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:11440-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21545-1OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21546-1RHSA-2026:48305

Timeline

  1. 04-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw in Node.js can cause dns.resolveAny() Aborts the Node.js Process When a DNS Response Contains More Than 256 A Records. Repeated triggering of this condition can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability affects Node.js **26.x**, **24.x**, and **22.x**.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 5 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.37% 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.

Chainguard5 products
  • eco-nodejs-20.9.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-nodejs-22.16.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • eco-nodejs-24.18.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-20All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-25All versions (No fix recorded)
Alpine2 products
  • nodejs< 22.23.2-r0 | < 24.18.1-r0
  • nodejs-current< 26.5.1-r0
Wolfi2 products
  • nodejs-20All versions (No fix recorded)
  • nodejs-25All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
  • nodejs< 18.20.4+dfsg-1~deb12u3 | < 20.19.2+dfsg-1+deb13u3 | < 24.19.0+dfsg+~cs24.13.3-1
Nodejs1 product
  • node26.5.0 | 24.18.0 | 22.23.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • nodejsAll versions (No fix recorded)

6 vendors · 12 products

References

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