CVE-2026-30827

express-rate-limit is a basic rate-limiting middleware for Express. In versions starting from 8.0.0 and prior to versions 8.0.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.2, and 8.3.0, the default keyGenerator in express-rate-limit applies IPv6 subnet masking (/56 by default) to all addresses that net.isIPv6() returns true for. This includes IPv4-mapped IPv6 addresses (::ffff:x.x.x.x), which Node.js returns as request.ip on dual-stack servers. Because the first 80 bits of all IPv4-mapped addresses are zero, a /56 (or any /32 to /80) subnet mask produces the same network key (::/56) for every IPv4 client. This collapses all IPv4 traffic into a single rate-limit bucket: one client exhausting the limit causes HTTP 429 for all other IPv4 clients. This issue has been patched in versions 8.0.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.2, and 8.3.0.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:express-rate-limit_project:express-rate-limit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:express-rate-limit_project:express-rate-limit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:express-rate-limit_project:express-rate-limit:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Mar 2026, 19:00

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:express-rate-limit_project:express-rate-limit:8.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:express-rate-limit_project:express-rate-limit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Express-rate-limit Project
Express-rate-limit Project express-rate-limit
Summary
  • (es) express-rate-limit es un middleware básico de limitación de tasa para Express. En versiones a partir de la 8.0.0 y anteriores a las versiones 8.0.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.2 y 8.3.0, el keyGenerator predeterminado en express-rate-limit aplica enmascaramiento de subred IPv6 (/56 por defecto) a todas las direcciones para las que net.isIPv6() devuelve verdadero. Esto incluye direcciones IPv6 mapeadas a IPv4 (::ffff:x.x.x.x), que Node.js devuelve como request.ip en servidores de doble pila. Debido a que los primeros 80 bits de todas las direcciones mapeadas a IPv4 son cero, una máscara de subred /56 (o cualquier /32 a /80) produce la misma clave de red (::/56) para cada cliente IPv4. Esto colapsa todo el tráfico IPv4 en un único cubo de limitación de tasa: un cliente que agota el límite causa HTTP 429 para todos los demás clientes IPv4. Este problema ha sido parcheado en las versiones 8.0.2, 8.1.1, 8.2.2 y 8.3.0.
References () https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/commit/14e53888cdfd1b9798faf5b634c4206409e27fc4 - () https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/commit/14e53888cdfd1b9798faf5b634c4206409e27fc4 - Patch
References () https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/security/advisories/GHSA-46wh-pxpv-q5gq - () https://github.com/express-rate-limit/express-rate-limit/security/advisories/GHSA-46wh-pxpv-q5gq - Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory

07 Mar 2026, 06:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-03-07 06:16

Updated : 2026-03-11 19:00


NVD link : CVE-2026-30827

Mitre link : CVE-2026-30827

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-30827


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Products Affected

express-rate-limit_project

  • express-rate-limit
CWE
CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling