# CVE-2026-44974: Parameter smuggling in @hapi/content header parser allows upload-filter bypass via duplicate parameters

- Also known as: GHSA-36HH-X5P5-JGC8
- Severity: CVSS 7.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:H/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.0.2
- Published: 2026-07-17 · Updated: 2026-07-21

## Affected

- hapijs content: fixed in 6.0.2
- @hapi/content (npm): fixed in 6.0.2

## Description

@hapi/content provided HTTP Content-* headers parsing. Prior to 6.0.2, Content.disposition() retained the last occurrence of each duplicate parameter while Content.type() retained the first occurrence of duplicate charset and boundary parameters, creating a parameter-smuggling primitive when another component in the request-processing chain resolves duplicates the opposite way. This can allow an upload filename allowlist bypass in headers such as Content-Disposition: form-data; name="file"; filename="safe.txt"; filename="shell.php". This issue is fixed in version 6.0.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on hapijs content, @hapi/content, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.2) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/hapijs/content/security/advisories/GHSA-36hh-x5p5-jgc8
- https://github.com/hapijs/content/commit/3850079550c191d25e3643dc82a6d61144db8c2f

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