undici's retry handler can leave an already-exposed response body pending forever. When a server returns a successful response that declares a Content-Length, sends only part of the body, and closes the connection, the retry handler retries the request. If the retry returns a non-retryable status such as 400, the handler forwards that new response downstream and replaces its internal response stream, but the original response body that the application still holds is never ended or destroyed. As a result calls that read that body never settle, and the configured body timeout does not fire because its timer is tied to the connection parser rather than the orphaned body. An attacker-controlled server can trigger this with two short responses without keeping a connection open, and repeated requests accumulate pending promises and streams that can exhaust application concurrency or memory. This affects undici versions from 7.11.0 up to 7.29.1 and from 8.0.0 up to 8.10.2. Users should upgrade to undici 7.29.1 or 8.10.2.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html | Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-pmjh-fq2x-6v4x | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
16 Sep 2026, 20:41
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-pmjh-fq2x-6v4x - Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Nodejs
Nodejs undici |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
Information
Published : 2026-09-04 18:17
Updated : 2026-09-16 20:41
NVD link : CVE-2026-18149
Mitre link : CVE-2026-18149
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18149
JSON object : View
Products Affected
nodejs
- undici
CWE
CWE-772
Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
