High severity · published Jul 17, 2026
CVE-2026-44974
Parameter smuggling in @hapi/content header parser allows upload-filter bypass via duplicate parameters
7.7
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
content · hapijs
< 6.0.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44974
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44974
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/content/commit/3850079550c191d25e3643dc82a6d61144db8c2f
github.com
https://github.com/hapijs/content/security/advisories/GHSA-36hh-x5p5-jgc8
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