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CVE-2026-115728: @hapi/content 6.0.1 before 6.0.3 ReDoS via Content.disposition() Parameter Parsing

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-10-23 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-1333

Description

@hapi/content from 6.0.1 before 6.0.3 contains a regular expression denial of service vulnerability in Content.disposition() caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-35213. Unauthenticated remote attackers can send multipart uploads with a long Content-Disposition parameter lacking an equals sign, triggering quadratic backtracking that blocks the event loop.

Affected products

• hapijs @hapi/content: from 6.0.1 before 6.0.3 — fixed in 6.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: hapijs @hapi/content 6.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/hapijs/content/blob/v6.0.2/lib/index.js#L96
• https://github.com/hapijs/content/commit/0993851dc7234976a3fce3a7c31662b213c940fd
• https://github.com/hapijs/content/pull/42
• https://github.com/hapijs/content/security/advisories/GHSA-jg4p-7fhp-p32p
• https://github.com/hapijs/content/tree/v6.0.3
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hapi-content-6.0.1-before-6.0.3-redos-via-content-disposition-parameter-parsing

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