What is CVE-2026-48931?
A flaw in Node.js HTTP Agent can cause a client to accept as valid a response that is send before the client has sent the request. This vulnerability affects all supported release lines: **Node.js 22**, **Node.js 24**, and **Node.js 26**.
The record classifies CVE-2026-48931 under weakness class CWE-367. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 139 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 3.7 — LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25.9% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 2.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-06-22, last modified 2026-07-03
Is CVE-2026-48931 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 14 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- nodejs: node
How to fix CVE-2026-48931
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-48931 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-48931
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-48931, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on .