form-data does not escape CR/LF/quote in multipart field names and filenames (CRLF injection)

Summary

CVECVE-2026-12143
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerharborist
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-12 19:16:26 UTC
Updated2026-07-23 12:17:08 UTC
Descriptionform-data is a library for creating readable multipart/form-data streams. In versions through 4.0.5, the `field` argument to `FormData#append` and the `filename` option are concatenated verbatim into the `Content-Disposition` header without escaping carriage return (CR), line feed (LF), or double-quote (") characters. An application that passes attacker-controlled data as a field name or filename (for example, an API gateway that turns JSON object keys into multipart field names) allows the attacker to terminate the header line and inject additional headers, or to smuggle entire additional multipart parts, into the request the application forwards to a backend. This can let the attacker add or override form fields (e.g. set `is_admin=true`) seen by the downstream parser. This is an instance of CWE-93 (CRLF injection). The fix escapes CR, LF, and `"` as `%0D`, `%0A`, and `%22` in field names and filenames, matching the serialization browsers use per the WHATWG HTML multipart/form-data encoding algorithm. Exploitation requires the consuming application to use untrusted input as a field name or filename; applications that use only fixed/trusted field names are not affected. Fixed in 2.5.6, 3.0.5, and 4.0.6.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.004090000 probability, percentile 0.334050000 (date 2026-07-22)

Problem Types: CWE-93 | CWE-93 CWE-93: Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection') | CWE-93 Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences ('CRLF Injection')


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.07ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158Secondary8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS8.7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.1ADPCVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.17ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.10b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46cSecondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Form-data Form-data affected 2.5.6 semver Not specified
CNA Form-data Form-data affected 3.0.0 3.0.5 semver Not specified
CNA Form-data Form-data affected 4.0.0 4.0.6 semver Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782840519 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839981 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839193 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782838753 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839279 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782840539 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782841925 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782844225 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839658 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782838476 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839996 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0 unaffected 1782839494 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9 unaffected 1783357116 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security For Kubernetes 4.10 unaffected 1783357140 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10 unaffected 1783448184 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9 unaffected 1784210921 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Migration Toolkit 1.8 unaffected 1783690532 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 unaffected 1781937133 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6 unaffected 1782287580 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 unaffected 1782201894 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0 unaffected 1782201833 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 unaffected 1782201696 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1 unaffected 1782201537 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 unaffected 1782201851 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2 unaffected 1782201812 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 unaffected 1782231869 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3 unaffected 1782201466 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.1 unaffected 1783750447 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.12 unaffected 1783751865 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.12 unaffected 1784353904 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.15 unaffected 1784351966 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.16 unaffected 1783955846 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Quay 3.9 unaffected 1784125838 * rpm Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cryostat 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cryostat 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Cryostat 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Applications 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Migration Toolkit For Applications 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Multicluster Engine For Kubernetes Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Network Observability Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Network Observability Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Network Observability Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Node HealthCheck Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Node HealthCheck Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Node HealthCheck Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Node HealthCheck Operator Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Pipelines Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management For Kubernetes 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Apache Camel For Spring Boot 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Apicurio Registry 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Apicurio Registry 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Podman Desktop Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Podman Desktop - Tech Preview Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Podman Desktop - Tech Preview Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Build Of Podman Desktop - Tech Preview Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI RHEL AI 3 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Fuse 7 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Hardened Images Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift AI RHOAI Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift GitOps Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift GitOps Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Satellite 6 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Trusted Artifact Signer Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Red Hat Trusted Profile Analyzer Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Self-service Automation Portal 2 Not specified Not specified
ADP Red Hat Self-service Automation Portal 2 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/form-data/form-data/security/advisories/GHSA-hmw2-7cc7-3qxx 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41031 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12143.json 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c security.access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33160 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
github.com/form-data/form-data/commit/be3f3cf553978bac15a5182f1f3c3d2d38... 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 github.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/93.html 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 cwe.mitre.org
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43052 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
github.com/form-data/form-data/commit/c7133499c2ee1b80c678e411244f4442bf... 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 github.com
github.com/form-data/form-data/commit/64190db548c0179e37206858e39f27cf51... 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 github.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36319 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:40262 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33163 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
www.npmjs.com/package/form-data 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 www.npmjs.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41951 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
html.spec.whatwg.org/multipage/form-control-infrastructure.html 7ffcee3d-2c14-4c3e-b844-86c6a321a158 html.spec.whatwg.org
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12143 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c bugzilla.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41929 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42146 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36625 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33173 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41066 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33183 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33155 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42796 0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46c access.redhat.com
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:37577 MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: yueyueL (https://github.com/yueyueL) (en)

CNA: LJHarb (https://github.com/LJHarb) (en)

CNA: LJHarb (https://github.com/LJHarb) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
ADP2026-06-12T19:00:57.360ZReported to Red Hat.
ADP2026-06-12T18:01:30.362ZMade public.

Solutions

ADP: RHSA-2026:34342: Cluster Observability Operator 1.5.0

ADP: RHSA-2026:36319: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security 4.9

ADP: RHSA-2026:36625: Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes 4.10

ADP: RHSA-2026:41951: Red Hat Data Grid 8.6.2

ADP: RHSA-2026:36754: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.10

ADP: RHSA-2026:41929: Red Hat Developer Hub 1.9

ADP: RHSA-2026:41928: Red Hat Migration Toolkit 1.8

ADP: RHSA-2026:33155: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 2.6

ADP: RHSA-2026:33160: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.0

ADP: RHSA-2026:33163: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.1

ADP: RHSA-2026:33173: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.2

ADP: RHSA-2026:33183: Red Hat OpenShift Service Mesh 3.3

ADP: RHSA-2026:42146: Red Hat Quay 3.12

ADP: RHSA-2026:43052: Red Hat Quay 3.12

ADP: RHSA-2026:42796: Red Hat Quay 3.15

ADP: RHSA-2026:41066: Red Hat Quay 3.16

ADP: RHSA-2026:41031: Red Hat Quay 3.1

ADP: RHSA-2026:40262: Red Hat Quay 3.9

Workarounds

ADP: Applications using the `form-data` library should implement strict input validation and sanitization for all field names and filenames derived from untrusted sources. This prevents the injection of control characters (CR, LF, ") that could lead to header injection or form field overrides. Deployments that exclusively use fixed or trusted field names are not impacted.

© CVE.report 2026

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report