---
id: CVE-2018-7161
title: >-
  All versions of Node.js 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x are vulnerable and the severity is
  HIGH
summary: >-
  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…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
vendor: nodejs
product: node.js
affected:
  - 'node.js >= 8.0.0, <= 8.8.1'
  - 'node.js >= 8.9.0, < 8.11.3'
  - 'node.js >= 9.0.0, < 9.11.2'
  - 'node.js >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.1'
patched:
  - node.js 10.4.1
published: '2018-06-13'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T22:16:47.803'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7161'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363'
    label: cve-request@iojs.org
  - url: 'https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/'
    label: cve-request@iojs.org
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48'
    label: cve-request@iojs.org
  - url: 'http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106363'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/june-2018-security-releases/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.07757
epssPercentile: 0.94495
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T23:16:47.290Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `node.js >= 8.0.0, <= 8.8.1`
- `node.js >= 8.9.0, < 8.11.3`
- `node.js >= 9.0.0, < 9.11.2`
- `node.js >= 10.0.0, < 10.4.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `node.js 10.4.1`