# CVE-2026-105481: 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

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-109106, GHSA-7H83-3RFM-3P3V
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-10-23 · Updated: 2026-10-23

## Summary

Node.js, the JavaScript runtime, is affected in its HTTP Agent connection reuse, across multiple major release lines. An attacker-influenced or unsolicited response can be accepted by a client as the reply to a new request it has not yet sent, potentially causing it to process incorrect or spoofed data.

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## Affected

- nodejs node: 22.23.3 only; 24.22.0 only; 26.12.0 only

## 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**.

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## References

- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/october-2026-security-releases

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