Security Bulletin: IBM App Connect Enterprise is vulnerable to a denial of service due to Node.js module file-type ( CVE-2026-31808 )

Summary IBM App Connect Enterprise runtime is vulnerable to a denial of service due to Node.js module file-type. Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-31808 DESCRIPTION: file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. Prior to 21.3.1, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASF...

Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge affected by vulnerability in file-type-16.5.4.tgz

Summary IBM Watson Discovery Cartridge affected by vulnerability in file-type-16.5.4.tgz Vulnerability Details CVEID:CVE-2026-31808 DESCRIPTION: file-type detects the file type of a file, stream, or data. Prior to 21.3.1, a denial of service vulnerability exists in the ASF WMV/WMA file type...

org.webjars.npm:archive-type (4.0.0), org.webjars.npm:decompress-tar (4.1.1) +2 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-31808 via org.webjars.npm:file-type (>=3.9.0, <=5.2.0)

org.webjars.npm:file-type MAVEN version =3.9.0, =5.2.0 is affected by a known vulnerability. The following packages have a transitive dependency on org.webjars.npm:file-type and may be impacted: - org.webjars.npm:archive-type 4.0.0 - org.webjars.npm:decompress-tar 4.1.1 -...

0.extends.wechat (>=1.0.51, <=1.0.65), 1-test-gulp-1 (>=0.0.1, <=0.0.4) +16157 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-31808 via file-type (>=13.0.3, <=21.3.0)

file-type NPM version =13.0.3, =1.0.51, =0.0.1, =2.2.0-alpha.0, =3.1.4, =1.0.0, =0.0.1, =1.0.0, =3.1.6, =1.0.0, =1.0.0, =0.0.1, =0.0.2, =0.6.4 and more Source cves: CVE-2026-31808 Source advisory: OSV:GHSA-5V7R-6R5C-R473...

0.extends.wechat (>=1.0.51, <=1.0.65), 1-test-gulp-1 (>=0.0.1, <=0.0.4) +16157 more potentially affected by CVE-2026-31808 via file-type (>=13.0.3, <=21.3.0)

file-type NPM version =13.0.3, =1.0.51, =0.0.1, =2.2.0-alpha.0, =3.1.4, =1.0.0, =0.0.1, =1.0.0, =3.1.6, =1.0.0, =1.0.0, =0.0.1, =0.0.2, =0.6.4 and more Source cves: CVE-2026-31808 Source advisory: SNYK:JS-FILETYPE-15456217...

CVE-2026-31808

A flaw was found in file-type, a library for detecting file types. A remote attacker can exploit this by providing a specially crafted ASF Advanced Systems Format file. When parsing the file, a zero-sized sub-header can trigger an infinite loop, leading to a Denial of Service DoS. This can stall...