GitHub Advisoryadvisory · crates.io
GHSA-83pc-3rw9-qpwj Deno: WebSocket API sandbox bypass via missing post-DNS check
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-49860
- Ecosystem
- crates.io
- Packages
- deno
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-918
- Reviewed
- 2026-06-16
Affected packages
• crates.io deno: < 2.8.1 → fixed in 2.8.1
Description
Summary
When a WebSocket connection was opened, Deno checked the destination hostname
against `--deny-net` rules but did not re-check the IP addresses that hostname
resolved to. An attacker-controlled script could use a specially crafted domain
name that passes the hostname check yet resolves to a denied IP, bypassing the
network restriction entirely.
Impact
Code running under `--deny-net` could connect to hosts that the user intended
to block. In practice this means network isolation rules — for example,
blocking access to `localhost` or internal services — could be silently
circumvented by a malicious or compromised dependency.
`Deno.connect` and `fetch()` were not affected by this specific issue (a
companion advisory covers `fetch()`).
Who is affected
Users who:
• run untrusted or third-party code with `deno run`, and
• rely on `--deny-net` to restrict which hosts that code can reach.
If you do not use `--deny-net`, or if you only run fully trusted code, you are
not affected.
Workaround
No workaround is available short of upgrading. If upgrading immediately is not
possible, avoid granting `--allow-net` to untrusted code that also has
`--deny-net` restrictions you depend on for security.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-49860 Deno is a JavaScript, TypeScript, and WebAssembly runtime. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery weakness