# CVE-2026-123864: Node.js is vulnerable to cross-connection memory disclosure via TLS write re-entrancy in the HTTPS request parser

Affects the Node.js HTTPS server on release lines 22.x, 24.x and 26.x; cleartext node:http is not affected. Fixed in 22.23.5, 24.22.3 and 26.13.1.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-123683
- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Unclear
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11)
- Fixed in: 22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1
- Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11

CVE-2026-123864 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.1 (high) and affects node; fixed in 22.23.5, 24.22.3 and 26.13.1.

## Summary

Node.js HTTPS servers can leak memory from other connections, including TLS private keys and other users' requests, to an unauthenticated remote client. The attacker must send a request to a handler that calls res.flushHeaders() before the request body ends and later calls res.end() with a non-empty chunk, and the leak only works when the server echoes or stores request bodies on an ordinary route; cleartext node:http is not affected.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Teams running HTTPS servers on Node.js 22.x, 24.x or 26.x whose handlers call res.flushHeaders() and echo or store request bodies.

Source: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases ("This vulnerability affects all users in active release lines: 22.x, 24.x, 26.x")

## Affected

- nodejs node: fixed in 22.23.5; from 23.0.0, fixed in 24.22.3; from 25.0.0, fixed in 26.13.1

## Description

A re-entrancy flaw in Node.js HTTPS lets an unauthenticated client read memory belonging to other connections, including TLS private keys and other users' requests. TLSWrap::DoWrite() calls ClearOut() directly when asked to write zero bytes; if that write is issued from JavaScript running inside the HTTP parser's on_body callback, ClearOut() decrypts the next TLS record while the parser is still mid-body, re-entering llhttp_execute() and causing a use-after-free and an out-of-bounds heap read. The server then copies that freed or unrelated heap memory into the response for the request body. Triggering it requires a handler that calls res.flushHeaders() before the request body ends and later calls res.end() with a non-empty chunk, and reading the leaked memory requires any ordinary route that echoes or stores a request body. Cleartext node:http is not affected. This vulnerability affects Node.js 26.x, 24.x, and 22.x.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Node.js, upgrade to a fixed version (22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1) per the references below.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-123864 (Node.js is vulnerable to cross-connection memory disclosure via TLS write re-entrancy in the HTTPS request parser), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-123864 (entry last updated 2026-11-11):
Affected:
- nodejs node: from 0.0.0, fixed in 22.23.5; from 23.0.0, fixed in 24.22.3; from 25.0.0, fixed in 26.13.1
Fixed versions: 22.23.5, 24.22.3, 26.13.1.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Node.js HTTPS server (cleartext node:http is not affected) (source: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases)
- Affected release lines are 22.x, 24.x and 26.x (source: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases)
- A handler calls res.flushHeaders() before the request body ends and later calls res.end() with a non-empty chunk (source: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases)
- A route that echoes or stores a request body (source: https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, no login, no user action.
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-123864 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-123864 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2026-security-releases
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123864
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-123864"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-123864 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123864

### What does this mean?

A flaw in the Node.js HTTPS request parser lets an unauthenticated remote client read memory belonging to other connections, including TLS private keys and other users' requests. The leak is triggered when a handler calls res.flushHeaders() before the request body ends and later calls res.end() with a non-empty chunk.

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

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-123864?

node: from 0.0.0 before 22.23.5; from 23.0.0 before 24.22.3; from 25.0.0 before 26.13.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-123864

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Release lines 22.x, 24.x and 26.x of Node.js are affected, but only the HTTPS server; cleartext node:http is not. Check the installed version with node --version. The bug also needs a handler that calls res.flushHeaders() early, and reading the leaked memory needs an ordinary route that echoes or stores a request body.

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

### How do I fix CVE-2026-123864?

Upgrade to 22.23.5 on the 22.x line, 24.22.3 on the 24.x line, or 26.13.1 on the 26.x line, or to a later release in the same line.

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

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## References

### Vendor advisory

Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.

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

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-123864
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-123864

### Other links

- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html

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