CVE-2026-12151
CVE-2026-12151 · undici WebSocket client vulnerable to denial of service via fragment count bypass
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Impact: The undici WebSocket client enforces maxPayloadSize on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a limit on the number of fragments. A malicious WebSocket server can stream many small or empty continuation frames that each pass per-frame and cumulative-size validation, collectively causing unbounded memory growth in the client process. The result is memory exhaustion and a denial of service. Affected applications are those using the undici WebSocket client (new WebSocket(...)) or the WebSocketStream API that can be induced to connect to an attacker-controlled or compromised WebSocket endpoint. All releases starting at undici 6.17.0 are affected. Patches: Upgrade to undici >= 6.26.0, >= 7.28.0, or >= 8.5.0. Workarounds: No workaround is available. The fix must be applied through an upgrade.
CVSS 7.5 · High · EPSS 0.8% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
undici
- Versions
- ≥ 0, < 6.26.0: Affected (semver)
- 6.26.0: Not affected (semver)
- ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.28.0: Affected (semver)
- 7.28.0: Not affected (semver)
- ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.0: Affected (semver)
- 8.5.0: Not affected (semver)
Update to 6.26.0; Update to 7.28.0; Update to 8.5.0
node-undici Debian:12
- Versions
- 5.15.0+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.3-1
- 5.15.0+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.3-1+deb12u1
- 5.15.0+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.3-1+deb12u2
- 5.15.0+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.3-1+deb12u3
- 5.15.0+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.3-1+deb12u4
- 5.19.1+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.5-1
- 5.19.1+dfsg1+~cs20.10.9.5-2
- 5.22.1+dfsg1+~cs20.10.10.2-1
- 5.26.3+dfsg1+~cs23.10.12-1
- 5.26.3+dfsg1+~cs23.10.12-2
- 5.26.3+dfsg1+~cs23.10.12-3
- 5.28.0+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-1
- 5.28.0+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-2
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-1
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-2
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-3
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-4
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-5
- 5.28.2+dfsg1+~cs23.11.12.3-6
- 5.28.4+dfsg1+~cs23.12.11-1
- 5.28.4+dfsg1+~cs23.12.11-2
- 7.1.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.10-1
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.2.3+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-1
- 7.2.3+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- 7.24.5+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-1
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- 8.10.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.2-1
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 8.9.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-undici Debian:13
- Versions
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.5+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-1
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- 8.10.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.2-1
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 8.9.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-undici Debian:14
- Versions
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.15.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.5+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-1
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
Update to 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
undici npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: < 6.27.0
Update to 6.27.0
undici npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 7.0.0, < 7.28.0
Update to 7.28.0
undici npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.5.0
Update to 8.5.0
node-undici Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 5.22.1+dfsg1+~cs20.10.10.2-1ubuntu1
- 5.26.3+dfsg1+~cs23.10.12-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-undici Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-1
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-undici Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1build1
- 7.24.6+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 8.5.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-3
- 8.9.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-undici Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 7.3.0+dfsg1+~cs24.12.11-2
- 7.16.0+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-2
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1
- 7.18.2+dfsg+~cs3.2.0-1build1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/nodejs/undici/security/advisories/GHSA-vxpw-j846-p89q
- https://cna.openjsf.org/security-advisories.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-12151
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2489980
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12151.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39246
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35842
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35841
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41947
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39868
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:52399
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35892
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35891
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34342
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38236
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38009
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12151