GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-qq8j-7v2v-3rwp undici WebSocket client vulnerable to Denial of Service via failed HTTP/2 handshake

HIGH Published 2026-10-27 Modified 2026-10-27 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-109855
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
undici
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-248, CWE-754
Reviewed
2026-10-27

Affected packages

• npm undici: >= 8.11.0, < 8.11.2 → fixed in 8.11.2

Description

Impact undici's experimental WebSocket client (enabled by default via `allowH2: true`) crashes the Node.js process when it connects to a malicious server over HTTP/2. If the server answers the WebSocket upgrade with a response that fails handshake validation, undici aborts the request, but the abort is a no-op because the request is already marked completed, so the underlying `ClientHttp2Stream` is left open with no error listener. When the server then destroys the connection, the orphaned stream emits an unhandled `error` and the process exits. A remote, unauthenticated server can therefore deny service to any client that opens a WebSocket to it over HTTP/2. undici 8.11.0 and 8.11.1 are affected; the regression was introduced in 8.11.0. Patches Upgrade to `8.11.2`. Workarounds Set `allowH2: false` to disable HTTP/2 for WebSocket connections, or avoid opening WebSocket connections to untrusted servers, until upgrading.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-109855 undici is an HTTP client library for Node.js. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-248 Uncaught Exception weakness
  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions weakness

References