CVE-2026-45736
CVE-2026-45736 · ws: Uninitialized memory disclosure
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ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. Prior to 8.20.1, the websocket.close() implementation is vulnerable to uninitialized memory disclosure when a TypedArray is passed as the reason argument. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.20.1.
CVSS 4.4 · Medium · EPSS 0.7% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
ws
- Versions
- >= 8.0.0, < 8.20.1: Affected
No fix published
node-ws Debian:12
- Versions
- 8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1
- 8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-2
- 8.18.0+~cs13.7.11-1
- 8.18.0+~cs14.5.15-1
- 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1
- 8.19.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.1+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.3+~cs14.19.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Debian:13
- Versions
- 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1
- 8.19.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.1+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.3+~cs14.19.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Debian:14
- Versions
- 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1
- 8.19.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1
Update to 8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1
ws npm
- Affected ranges
- SEMVER: ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.20.1
Update to 8.20.1
node-ws Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 0.7.2+ds1.349b7460-1
- 1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3build1
- 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3ubuntu1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
- Versions
- 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5
- 7.2.1-2
- 7.2.1-3
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
- Versions
- 7.4.2+~cs18.0.8-2
- 7.5.5+~cs13.0.13-1
- 8.5.0+~cs13.3.3-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
- Versions
- 8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1
- 8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-2
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:25.10
- Versions
- 8.18.0+~cs14.5.15-1
- 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:26.10
- Versions
- 8.19.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.20.1+~cs14.19.1-1
- 8.21.3+~cs14.19.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
node-ws Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
- Versions
- 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1
- 8.19.0+~cs14.19.1-1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-58qx-3vcg-4xpx
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/c0327ec15a54d701eb6ccefaa8bef328cfc03086
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45736
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2477914
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-45736.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:48151
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57590
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66545
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66488
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34374
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:36754
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33574
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:29197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26638
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:26994
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27171
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7655
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41928
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65126
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:60520
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44235
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44263
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:44267
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45736